Howl and Other Poems
~ Allen Ginsberg
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~ 57-year-old man in Nashville, TN
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“Screaming mad outrage. A good outlet for pent-up social frustration.”
A Coney Island of the Mind
“Great old-school counter-culture freestyle poetry”
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~ 25-year-old woman in Detroit, MI
Howl and Other Poems
“This piece screams passion with raw emotion. It should be required reading everywhere!”
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“A moving novel deep from the heart of us all. Universal truth in McCullers's writing.”
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~ 26-year-old woman in Lawrence Township, NJ
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Sep 30, 2010, 4:01 PM
SamWagar, a 56-year-old man in Surrey
“I suppose that I think that "Howl" is one of the poems that is a part of the canon by now. Every literate English -speaker (at least in North America) should have at least some familiarity with it, like with Shakespear's "MacBeth", or Whitman's "Leaves of Grass". But the idea of a canon dates me, and the canon contents differ depending on the generation anyhow.”
Oct 2, 2010, 1:56 PM
love2read, a 63-year-old woman in Vancouver
“Sam, you are probably right that Howl is part of the literary canon. I agree. But I really don't know much about that canon, because my area of interest is not American lit as a canon. I think that that is ok: I am more knowledgeable about European (British---not cuz I love anglo-saxons) and Russian lit, African lit, South American lit, and even West Indian lit. I simply was never drawn to US lit. I don't even try to explain my preferences, simply to say that the use of the word 'canon' is not a universal without a caveat.
At the same time, I do read and appreciate many novels written by American authors and/or about life in the USA.
But as to canons.... canons are so not bullet proof and the use of this term just invites canon fire. Even if misdirected.”
Sep 30, 2010, 1:28 PM
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love2read, a 63-year-old woman in Vancouver
“Hello! What do you mean by asking: am I literate? do I read English? Yes and yes.
Still, I have no idea about what you mean about 'praising Howl'. I was there in the audience, listening to and digging Ginsberg in Montreal in 1968/69. I was into Howl, and am rereading Ginsberg. [were you there?]
But as to your questions about literacy and reading english, I don't get this. What' up??
You say that you are overeducated but I don't get why that counts?
You have an unhappy look on our face....maybe because you are dating yourself.”