Allen Ginsberg | Allen Ginsberg Reads Howl and Other Poems | Album

Allen Ginsberg "Howl"

LP (NEW) - Vinyl, Fantasy, US, 2018, CR00027, 888072028265, 180g Translucent Red Vinyl, Deluxe Edition, Heavy Card Display Box, Incl. Inserts: 12x12" Book, Photo, Replica Postcard, Copy of Howl & Other Poems

Decades after its arrival, Howl remains one of the most important poems of the mid-20th century to feature the beat-era poets. Although the poem "Howl" itself is the centerpiece of the program, each additional reading, namely the entrancing "Footnote to Howl" and "Howl" (Part One)," are born into life full of passion and equally world-weary and world-embracing totality of Ginsberg’s inherent greatness. Here, his brilliance as both poet and performer is on full display, unrivaled and unequalled on recording, his empathetic genius pouring forth as his vaudevillian delivery carries the full weight of his provocatively honest observations on life, love, spirituality, and existence. Also included here is the opening section from "Kaddish," which had been collectively documented at Ginsberg's "Big Table" readings during the 1959 Shaw Festival in Chicago. The poem spurred a well-known 1957 obscenity trial, during which City Lights Publisher Laurence Ferlenghetti, who put out the book of poetry, won a suit brought against him by the U.S. Government that is still widely considered to be a landmark decision in free-speech protection.

Artist Website: allenginsberg.org

Artist Albums: Allen Ginsberg

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