Were he still alive, beat poet extraordinaire Allen Ginsberg would have been 87 years old today. One of the inner circle of the beat generation and a close friend of Jack Kerouac's, Ginsberg is known especially for his poem, Howl, which was the subject of a famous censorship trial in 1957 (and a recent movie starring James Franco).
Let's read some Ginsberg today in honor of his birthday. Click here to read Howl. Click here to hear Allen reading it.
Happy Birthday, Allen.
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