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Howl and Other Poems by Allen Ginsberg

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thesecretbookclub's review against another edition

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challenging emotional inspiring reflective slow-paced

5.0

seahorsesister's review

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3.0

I reached out to City Lights Bookstore to get this book from the publisher/bookshop that famously challenged the US courts to be sure it was in print in the 1950's. It was so interesting to read a piece of history. For me, William Carlos Williams introduction was worth reading as prelude and epilogue to this collection. His writes" Hold back the edges of your gowns, Ladies, we are going through hell." and that sentence has echoed with me all week.

As for Ginsberg, I was most attracted to his hallucinatory ode to Walt Whitman, A Supermarket in California, perhaps because it was a poem where I could find my footing-and allow the edges of my gown to skirt the floor.

erikaareadss's review

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adventurous funny tense fast-paced

5.0

fucked in the ass by a saintly motorcyclist

read 2: SPOKEN WORD MAKES THIS SM BETTER

moloch 😋😋

apollqs7's review

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Flowers which as in a dream at sunset I watered faithfully not knowing how much I loved them.

(absolutely not going to give a 1-5 rating to any poetry)