Allen Ginsberg

"Who dreamt and made incarnate gaps in Time & Space through images juxtaposed, and trapped the archangel of the soul between 2 visual images and joined the elemental verbs and set the noun and dash of consciousness together jumping with sensation of Pater Omnipotens Aeterna Deus to recreate the syntax and measure of poor human prose and stand before you speechless and intelligent and shaking with shame"

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Source: Allen Ginsberg, “Howl”

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Allen Ginsberg

Allen Ginsberg

Poet, Activist

Allen Ginsberg was a pivotal American poet known for his role in the Beat Generation and his influential work 'Howl', which challenged societal norms.

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Allen Ginsberg Poet, Activist

"I believe that we are put here in human form to decipher the hieroglyphs of love and suffering. And, there is no degree of love or intensity of feeling that does not bring with it the possibility of a crippling hurt. But, it is a duty to take that risk and love without reserve or defense."

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