Allen Ginsberg Poetry Collection, Allen Ginsberg
Allen Ginsberg Poetry Collection, Allen Ginsberg
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Allen Ginsberg Poetry Collection

Author: Allen Ginsberg

Narrator: Allen Ginsberg

Unabridged: 3 hr 51 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download (DRM Protected)

Publisher: HarperAudio

Published: 11/23/2004


Synopsis

A collection of recordings written and read by one of the greatest literary and cultural figures of the 20th. The collection is accompanied by a special 64 page booklet containing the poems. Upon the release of his first published work, Howl and Other Poems (1956), Allen Ginsberg became the unlikely force of a movement that would change a generation: art, literature, sex, love, family and politics. None would ever be seen the same way again. The Beat Generation was born. And with it, the legend of the free-spirited, rule-breaking, brillian group of friends Ginsberg kept close--Jack Keroac, William Burroughts, Gregory Corso and Neal Cassady. Including Ginsberg’s two seminal works, Howl and Kaddish, as well as nearly two dozen other works, this collection celebrates a cultural icon who was of his time, ahead of his time, and whose legacy will transcend time. The collection includes such important works as:Who Be Kind To, White Shroud, Footnote to Howl, Sunflower Sutra, America, Supermarket in California, My Sad Self, Wales Visitation, Sad Dust Glories, Plutonian Ode, My Green Automobile, Neal’s Ashes, Many Loves, The Names, September on Jessore Road, Father Death Blues, and more... What makes this collection very special is the accompanying 64 page booklet featuring the text of the poems.

About Allen Ginsberg

Allen Ginsberg was a member of the American Academy of Arts and Letters as well as a winner of the National Book Award for Poetry. He was born in Newark, New Jersey, in 1926, and died in New York City in 1997.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Hilary on October 23, 2016

All I'm saying is, don't drive through your work parking lot with the windows rolled down while you listen to this.......more

Goodreads review by Kent on May 07, 2013

Allen Ginsberg reads some of his most famous poems and it just goes to show that poetry is a medium that is meant for the ears, even more than the page. Kaddish, Howl, America and a whole host of his other poems make an appearance covering almost 40 years of his poetry. Well worth the listen.......more

Goodreads review by Kendall on December 11, 2020

Weird, but interesting. The audio recordings are absolutely phenomenal for presenting Ginsberg's work.......more

Goodreads review by Uli on July 11, 2020

I tried listening before falling asleep but he kept me wake for hours cause I was constantly.chuckling. People are complaining about his singing skills - well I feel that makes him even more loveable. He is timelessly awesome.......more

Goodreads review by Beth on October 15, 2021

There were a few poems I absolutely loved and having him read them enhanced that, but overall I found most of them a little too raunchy.......more