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Allen Ginsberg, born on June 3, 1926, was an influential American poet. Known for his free-form poetry and profound political and social commentary, he was one of the key figures of the Beat Generation. Ginsberg's landmark poem 'Howl' was first published in 1956, becoming a milestone in American literary history.

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“Poetry is the one place where people can speak their original human mind. It is the outlet for people to say in public what is known in private.”

People Mind Humans Art Philosophy Speak Known Originals Poetry Is Human Mind Outlets

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“Fortunately art is a community effort - a small but select community living in a spiritualized world endeavoring to interpret the wars and the solitudes of the flesh.”

World Art War Artist Community Effort Solitude Art Is Flesh Select Community Living

Book:Journals: Early Fifties, Early Sixties

Source: Journals: Early Fifties, Early Sixties

“Mind is shapely, Art is shapely.”

Mind Art Art Is

Book:The Selected Letters of Allen Ginsberg and Gary Snyder, 1956-1991

Source: The Selected Letters of Allen Ginsberg and Gary Snyder, 1956-1991

“Bob Dylan's one of the greatest blues singers of the western world; ancient art, on-the-spot improvisation, mind quickness, endless variation, classical formulae, prophetic vision, mighty wind-horse.”

World Mind Art Vision Wind Horse Western Ancient Singers Endless Spots Bob Dylan Variation Improvisation Prophetic Western World Quickness Ancient Art Mighty Wind

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“A poem is like a radio that can broadcast continuously for thousands of years.”

Years Art Poetry Radio

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“We love to be hurt and we love to have our unhealing wounds opened and reopened again: we sit staring in the mirror of art, fascinated by our own deformities.”

Art Hurt Mirrors Wounds Staring Fascinated Deformity

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“Since art is merely and ultimately self-expressive, we conclude that the fullest art, the most individual, uninfluenced, unrepressed, uninhibited expression of art is true expression and the true art.”

Art Self Individual Expression Art Is Expressive

Author:Allen Ginsberg

About the Author

Born: June 3, 1926
Died: April 5, 1997
Known for: Poet
Quotes: 193

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Howl and Other Poems: Pocket Poets Number 4Related source material

Collected Poems 1947-1997Related source material

On the Poetry of Allen GinsbergRelated source material

The Essential GinsbergRelated source material

Jack Kerouac and Allen Ginsberg: The LettersRelated source material

Journals: Early Fifties, Early SixtiesRelated source material

The Fall of America: Poems of These States 1965-1971: Pocket Poets Number 30Related source material

The Human Street: PhotographsRelated source material

Wait Till I'm Dead: Uncollected PoemsRelated source material

Family Business: Selected Letters Between a Father and SonRelated source material

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