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Allen Ginsberg (1926-1997) was an American poet, best known for the poem Howl (1956). He was inducted into the American Academy of Arts and Letters, was awarded the medal of Chevalier de l'Ordre des Arts et des Lettres by the French Minister of Culture, won the National Book Award for The Fall of America, and was a co-founder of the Jack Kerouac School of Disembodied Poetics at the Naropa Institute, the first accredited Buddhist college in the Western world.
"""he wrote any number of splendid, singular poems that no other American poet of our age was capable of penning...""--San Diego Union-Tribune ""A...brilliant volume that shows Ginsberg...to be not only a legendary protest writer but also a lyric poet.""--New York Times ""Essential...COLLECTED POEMS...is easily the best of the bunch...Some 50 years later, Ginsberg's talent still glows on paper.""--The Post and Courier ""Ginsberg's poems are reminders that those who face a culture's disapproval can approve themselves.""--The Progressive ""If you want to read Ginsberg's poetry, you should go straight to the source. COLLECTED POEMS 1947-1997 gathers everything.""--Los Angeles Times ""Sooner or later, anyone interested in American poetry must embrace Allen Ginsberg.""--Houston Chronicle ""Taken all together, Ginsberg's poems are X-rays of a considerable part of American society during the last four decades.""--The New Yorker ""The mammoth new COLLECTED POEMS, 1947-1997 places Ginsberg firmly among the most prolific poets of the age.""--Washington Post Book World ""The volume gathers for the first time all the published verse of...poet Ginsberg...A history...of a turbulent time.""--Salt Lake City Tribune ""The COLLECTED POEMS"" are the ultimate statement on Ginsberg's art.""--Chicago Tribune ""There's a lot to like...the current volume testifies to the poet's scope and indefatigable energy.""--Chicago Sun-Times he wrote any number of splendid, singular poems that no other American poet of our age was capable of penning --San Diego Union-Tribune A...brilliant volume that shows Ginsberg...to be not only a legendary protest writer but also a lyric poet. --New York Times Essential COLLECTED POEMS is easily the best of the bunch Some 50 years later, Ginsberg s talent still glows on paper. --The Post and Courier Ginsberg s poems are reminders that those who face a culture s disapproval can approve themselves. --The Progressive If you want to read Ginsberg s poetry, you should go straight to the source. COLLECTED POEMS 1947-1997 gathers everything. --Los Angeles Times Sooner or later, anyone interested in American poetry must embrace Allen Ginsberg. --Houston Chronicle Taken all together, Ginsberg s poems are X-rays of a considerable part of American society during the last four decades. --The New Yorker The mammoth new COLLECTED POEMS, 1947-1997 places Ginsberg firmly among the most prolific poets of the age. --Washington Post Book World The volume gathers for the first time all the published verse of...poet Ginsberg...A history...of a turbulent time. --Salt Lake City Tribune The COLLECTED POEMS are the ultimate statement on Ginsberg s art. --Chicago Tribune There s a lot to like...the current volume testifies to the poet s scope and indefatigable energy. --Chicago Sun-Times ""Essential.COLLECTED POEMS.is easily the best of the bunch.Some 50 years later, Ginsberg's talent still glows on paper."" -- The Post and Courier"
