Celebrating the centenary of a Beat Poet #allenginsberg #20BOS26 – Book 1
Although I revisited one of Allen Ginsberg's seminal poetry collections earlier in the year, for our 1961 Club reading week, I had somehow missed that 2026 is the centenary of his birth. However, a good number of social media posts alerted me recently to the fact that his 100-year celebration was on 3rd June and so I decided I must mark the day by reading some of his work!
Happy 100th birthday to Beat poet Allen Ginsberg.
Photo of Allen in Miami, 1969, talking to my father, a childhood friend from Paterson, NJ.
Today is the 100th birthday of beat poet #AllenGinsberg
Browse our collection to explore his writings like the famous "Howl", as well as biographical material & criticism of his writings & their relation to other arts (esp #photography & film)
#Geburtstagsanagramm #AllenGinsberg
Heute vor 100 Jahren wurde der US-amerikanische Beat-Poet Allen Ginsberg geboren.
Allen Ginsberg ist ein Anagramm von
Galgen silbern
nebliger Slang
Leb, Ringelgans!
"There is nothing to be learned from history anymore. We’re in science fiction now."
~ Allen Ginsberg, born today, 1926.
Quando «Urlo» di Allen Ginsberg esplose in attesa di altre grida: le nostre
Beat Generation
A cento anni dalla nascita dell’autore, «Urlo» torna dal Saggiatore in una edizione speciale che ricostruisce la genesi del poema e rievoca un’intera stagione: con foto, testimonianze, bozze, lettere, e inediti.
#allenginsberg #beat #beatgeneration #books #libri #3giugno #ginsberg #jazz #bebop #reading #letture #culture #literature #howl
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(Alias Domenica) «In uno slancio di ebbro entusiasmo decisero di sfidare il sistema della poesia accademica»: è lo stesso Allen Ginsberg, due anni dopo uno dei reading più famosi di ogni tempo, a raccontare con l’amico Gregory Corso la serata, senza risparmiare enfasi e neppure ironia. I sei poeti ignoti, ricorda, «si ubriacarono, il pubblico anche, mancava