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“America, why are your libraries full of tears?”

Book:Howl and Other Poems: Pocket Poets Number 4

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Howl and Other Poems: Pocket Poets Number 4

This volume includes the renowned poem 'Howl', alongside other works by Allen Ginsberg. The poems explore themes of freedom, rebellion, and the human experience, reflecting Ginsberg's influential role in the Beat Generation. The Pocket Poets series is known for its affordability and portability, making it a convenient choice for readers interested in poetry. more

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Allen Ginsberg

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. more

“Yes, she is in love with him, and yes, in spite of his qualms and inner hesitations, he loves her back, however improbable that might seem to him. Note here for the record that he is not someone with a special fixation on young girls. Until now, all the women in his life have been more or less his own age. Pilar therefore does not represent an embodiment of some ideal female type for him--she is merely herself, a small piece of luck he stumbled across one afternoon in a public park, an exception to every rule.”

Source: Collected Novels Volume Four

“if you don't concentrate on what you are doing then the thing that you are doing is not what you are thinking.”

Ifs Thinking Concentration

Author:Alfred Lord Tennyson

“There is no advice that I can give you, you will just have to trust yourself that when the time comes, you'll make the right decision.”

Giving I Can Decision Advice Trust Yourself Right Decision Make The Right Decision

Book:If You Could See Me Now

Source: If You Could See Me Now

“Children are the ones that know exactly what's going on in the world, you know. They 'see' more than adults, 'believe' in more, are honest, and will always, 'always' let you know where you stand.”

Knows World Believe Children Honest Adults Where You Stand

Book:If You Could See Me Now

Source: If You Could See Me Now

“Experience is not worth the getting. It's not a thing that happens pleasantly to a passive you--it's a wall that an active you runs up against.”

Happens Running Wall Active Passive

Book:The Echoes of the Jazz Age Collection: The Beautiful and Damned, Winter Dreams, The Great Gatsby, Babylon Revisited, The Diamond as Big as the Ritz and many more

Source: The Echoes of the Jazz Age Collection: The Beautiful and Damned, Winter Dreams, The Great Gatsby, Babylon Revisited, The Diamond as Big as the Ritz and many more

“I basically look at PR as something you do if there's an object in mind. But my ego doesn't need it.”

Ifs Needs Mind Looks Objects Ego

Author:Nolan Bushnell

“Eventually I realize that I am holding on to him just as tightly as he holds on to me. And here we are: two small dying things, as the world ends around us like falling autumn leaves.”

World Love Two Ends Fall Realizing Dying Autumn Holding On Autumn Leaves

Book:Wither

Source: Wither

“Wind in my hair, I feel part of everywhere Underneath my being is a road that disappeared Late at night I hear the trees, they're singing with the dead Overhead.”

Feels Night Tree Wind Hair Late Singing Overhead

Author:Eddie Vedder

“Crows don’t take from you,” Dean said. “They give your soul wings.”

Giving Said Soul Wings Your Soul Crow Dean