Allen Ginsberg
Newark, New Jersey, USA
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Irwin Allen Ginsberg (June 3, 1926 – April 5, 1997) was an American poet. He is considered to be one of the leading figures of both the Beat Generation during the 1950s and the counterculture that soon followed. He vigorously opposed militarism, economic materialism and sexual repression and was known as embodying various aspects of this counterculture, such as his views on drugs, hostility to bureaucracy and openness to Eastern religions. He was one of many influential American writers of his time known as the Beat Generation, which included famous writers such as Jack Kerouac and William S. Burroughs. Description above from the Wikipedia article Allen Ginsberg, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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Wild Combination: A Portrait of Arthur Russell
Crazy Wisdom: The Life and Times of Chögyam Trungpa Rinpoche
He Stands in a Desert Counting the Seconds of His Life
No More to Say & Nothing to Weep For: An Elegy for Allen Ginsberg
Breathing Together: Revolution of the Electric Family
The Old, Weird America: Harry Smith's Anthology of American Folk Music
Scenes from Allen's Last Three Days on Earth as a Spirit
As I Was Moving Ahead Occasionally I Saw Brief Glimpses of Beauty
Rolling Thunder Revue: A Bob Dylan Story by Martin Scorsese
Twenty to Life: The Life & Times of John Sinclair
Scenes from the Life of Andy Warhol: Friendships and Intersections
John Lilly and the Earth Coincidence Control Office
