Allen ginsberg.docx
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Allenginsberg
AllenGinsbergisprobablyoneofthebestknowncontemporarypoetsinrecenthistory.Hewasbornin1926inNewark,NJandrecievedhisB.A.fromColumbiaUniversityin1948.
Likemanyotherartists,Ginsbergheldavarietyofoddjobsbeforebecominganestablishedwriter.Hisemploymenthistoryincludesworkonvariouscargoships,aspotwelder,adishwasherandhealsoworkedasanightporterinDenver.Hehaspartcipatedinnumerouspoetryreadings,includingthefamousSixGalleryeventthatoccuredinSanFrancisco.
In1954,SanFranciscopainterRobertLaVigneintroducedhismodelandcompanion,PeterOrlovskytoGinsberg.Soonafterthisfirstmeeting,OrlovskyandGinsbergbecameloversandmovedintogether,definingtheirrelationshipasamarriage.Despiteperiodsofseparation,thisarrangementremainedintactuntilGinsberg'sdeathinApril1997.
Ginsbergwastherecipientofnumeroushonorsandawardsduringhislifetimeincluding:
theWoodburyPoetryPrize,aGuggenheimfellowship,theNationalBookAwardforPoetry,NEAgrantsandaLifetimeAhievementAwardfromtheBeforeColumbusFoundation.
InadditiontothealmostepicpoemHowl,Ginsberghasauthorednumerousbooks,toovoluminoustomentionhere.Manyofhiswritingswereinterpretedascontrevertialandevenobscene.ThereadingofHowlresultedinthearrestofLawrenceFerlinghetti,theownerofCityLightsBooks,onobscenitycharges.TheauthoritiesobjectedtoGinsberg'sopenessconcerninghishomosexualityaswellasthegraphicsexuallanguage.Manyofhisotherwritingsdealwithsubjectssuchasnarcoticsandtheexperiencesonhaswhileundertheirinfluence.
However,manyotherprominentwriters,includingJackKeroauc,WilliamCarlosWilliamsandKennethRexroth,realizedGinsbergsimportance.GinsbergwasgreatlyinfluencedbyKeroauc'sspontaneousandcarefreestyleandoftenworkedina"streamofconsciousness"manneruntilhecompletedawork.Ginsbergalsoonce,influencedbyWilliams,arrangedsomeofhispoems"accordingtohowyou'dbreakitupifyouactuallytotalkitout"andthelatterwasgreatlyimpressedbythefeat.
Likemanyofthewritersofhisperiod,Ginsberghadadesiretoattainthemystical.Themetaphysicalpoetsofthenineteenthcentury,includingWilliamBlake,wereperhapshisgreatestinfluence.ItwasthedesiretoexpandthemindandreachthespiritualthatinspiredGinsbergtoexpermentwithsubstancessuchasmarijuanaandBenzedrine.Heclaimedthatmanyofhiswritings,includingHowlwerewrittenwhilehewasundertheinfluenceofdrugs.
Ginsberg'sthemeofpoliticswasoncedescribedbyRexrothas"analmostperfectfulfillmentofthelong,Whitman,Populist,socialrevolutionarytraditioninAmericanpoetry".Manyofhiswritingscontainawarmotiff:
subjectssuchastheNazigaschambersandVietNamarethetopicofmanyofhispoems.
GinsbergisperhapsoneofthemostrespectedandreveredBeatwriter's.Hisworkisdefinitelyworthaglanceevenifthewritersofthisperiodareoflittleinteresttocertainreaders.Afterhisrecentdeath,CityLightshadacelebrationofhisworkwhichincludedtheplayingofsomeofhistapedreadings.
Ginsberg'swritinghasbeencomparedtoThoreau,EmersonandWhitmanandhasbeensaidtocontain"thatoldgnostictradition".
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AmericaI'vegivenyouallandnowI'mnothing.
Americatwodollarsandtwenty-sevencentsJanuary17,1956.
Ican'tstandmyownmind.
Americawhenwillweendthehumanwar?
Gofuckyourselfwithyouratombomb
Idon'tfeelgooddon'tbotherme.
Iwon'twritemypoemtillI'minmyrightmind.
Americawhenwillyoubeangelic?
Whenwillyoutakeoffyourclothes?
Whenwillyoulookatyourselfthroughthegrave?
WhenwillyoubeworthyofyourmillionTrotskyites?
Americawhyareyourlibrariesfulloftears?
AmericawhenwillyousendyoureggstoIndia?
I'msickofyourinsanedemands.
WhencanIgointothesupermarketandbuywhatIneedwithmygoodlooks?
AmericaafterallitisyouandIwhoareperfectnotthenextworld.
Yourmachineryistoomuchforme.
Youmademewanttobeasaint.
Theremustbesomeotherwaytosettlethisargument.
BurroughsisinTangiersIdon'tthinkhe'llcomebackit'ssinister.
Areyoubeingsinisteroristhissomeformofpracticaljoke?
I'mtryingtocometothepoint.
Irefusetogiveupmyobsession.
AmericastoppushingIknowwhatI'mdoing.
Americatheplumblossomsarefalling.
Ihaven'treadthenewspapersformonths,everydaysomebodygoesontrialfor
murder.
AmericaIfeelsentimentalabouttheWobblies.
AmericaIusedtobeacommunistwhenIwasakidandI'mnotsorry.
IsmokemarijuanaeverychanceIget.
Isitinmyhousefordaysonendandstareattherosesinthecloset.
WhenIgotoChinatownIgetdrunkandnevergetlaid.
Mymindismadeupthere'sgoingtobetrouble.
YoushouldhaveseenmereadingMarx.
MypsychoanalystthinksI'mperfectlyright.
Iwon'tsaytheLord'sPrayer.
Ihavemysticalvisionsandcosmicvibrations.
AmericaIstillhaven'ttoldyouwhatyoudidtoUncleMaxafterhecameover
fromRussia.
I'maddressingyou.
AreyougoingtoletouremotionallifeberunbyTimeMagazine?
I'mobsessedbyTimeMagazine.
Ireaditeveryweek.
ItscoverstaresatmeeverytimeIslinkpastthecornercandystore.
IreaditinthebasementoftheBerkeleyPublicLibrary.
It'salwaystellingmeaboutresponsibility.Businessmenareserious.Movie
producersareserious.Everybody'sseriousbutme.
ItoccurstomethatIamAmerica.
Iamtalkingtomyselfagain.
Asiaisrisingagainstme.
Ihaven'tgotachinaman'schance.
I'dbetterconsidermynationalresources.
Mynationalresourcesconsistoftwojointsofmarijuanamillionsofgenitals
anunpublishableprivateliteraturethatgoes1400milesandhourand
twentyfivethousandmentalinstitutions.
Isaynothingaboutmyprisonsnorthemillionsofunderpriviligedwholivein
myflowerpotsunderthelightoffivehundredsuns.
IhaveabolishedthewhorehousesofFrance,Tangiersisthenexttogo.
MyambitionistobePresidentdespitethefactthatI'maCatholic.
AmericahowcanIwriteaholylitanyinyoursillymood?
IwillcontinuelikeHenryFordmystrophesareasindividualashis
automobilesmoresothey'realldifferentsexes
AmericaIwillsellyoustrophes$2500apiece$500downonyouroldstrophe
AmericafreeTomMooney
AmericasavetheSpanishLoyalists
AmericaSaccoVanzettimustnotdie
AmericaIamtheScottsboroboys.
AmericawhenIwassevenmommatookmetoCommunistCellmeetingsthey
soldusgarbanzosahandfulperticketaticketcostsanickelandthe
speecheswerefreeeverybodywasangelicandsentimentalaboutthe
workersitwasallsosincereyouhavenoideawhatagoodthingtheparty
wasin1935ScottNearingwasagrandoldmanarealmenschMother
BloormademecryIoncesawIsraelAmterplain.Everybodymusthave
beenaspy.
Americayoudon'rereallywanttogotowar.
Americait'sthembadRussians.
ThemRussiansthemRussiansandthemChinamen.AndthemRussians.
TheRussiawantstoeatusalive.TheRussia'spowermad.Shewantstotake
ourcarsfromoutourgarages.
HerwantstograbChicago.HerneedsaRedReader'sDigest.herwantsour
autoplantsinSiberia.Himbigbureaucracyrunningourfillingstations.
Thatnogood.Ugh.HimmakesIndianslearnread.Himneedbigblackniggers.
Hah.Hermakeusallworksixteenhoursaday.Help.
Americathisisquiteserious.
AmericathisistheimpressionIgetfromlookinginthetelevisionset.
Americaisthiscorrect?
I'dbettergetrightdowntothejob.
It'strueIdon'twanttojointheArmyorturnlathesinprecisionparts
factories,I'mnearsightedandpsychopathicanyway.
AmericaI'mputtingmyqueershouldertothewheel.
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I
InthedepthsoftheGreyhoundTerminal
sittingdumblyonabaggagetrucklookingatthesky
waitingfortheLosAngelesExpresstodepart
worryingabouteternityoverthePostOfficeroofin
thenight-timereddowntownheaven
staringthroughmyeyeglassesIrealizedshuddering
thesethoughtswerenoteternity,northepoverty
ofourlives,irritablebaggageclerks,
northemillionsofweepingrelativessurroundingthe
buseswavinggoodbye,
norothermillionsofthepoorrushingaroundfrom
citytocitytoseetheirlovedones,
noranindiandeadwithfrighttalkingtoahugecop
bytheCokemachine,
northistremblingoldladywithacanetakingthelast
tripofherlife,
northered-cappedcynicalportercollectinghisquar-
tersandsmilingoverthesmashedbaggage,
normelookingaroundatthehorribledream,
normustachednegroOperatingClerknamedSpade,
dealingoutwithhismarvelouslonghandthe
fateofthousandsofexpresspackages,
norfairySaminthebasementlimpingfromleaden
trunktotrunk,
norJoeatthecounterwithhisnervousbreakdown
smilingcowardlyatthecustomers,
northegrayish-greenwhale'sstomachinteriorloft
wherewekeepthebaggageinhideousracks,
hundredsofsuitcasesfulloftragedyrockingbackand
forthwaitingtobeopened,
northebaggagethat'slost,nordamagedhandles,
nameplatesvanished,bustedwiresandbroken
ropes,wholetrunksexplodingontheconcrete
floor,
norseabagsemptiedintothenightinthefinal
warehouse.
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YetSpaderemindedmeofAngel,unloadingabus,
dressedinblueoverallsblackfaceofficialAngel'swork-
mancap,
pushingwithhisbellyahugetinhorsepiledhighwith
blackbaggage,
lookingupashepassedtheyellowlightbulboftheloft
andholdinghigho
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