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Question:ok so i have to sort of do a paper on Allen Ginsberg and his poetry.I chose his poem Howl for one part, I thought it was about:
The true events that were occurring during his time in America, also it was a "furious language" poem, and He spit out his true feelings. It was about the state of American culture. Thats all i could think right now, i need some more ideas to get me going.

PLease help me if you have read the poem Howl. Thanks a lot.


Best Answer - Chosen by Asker: ok so i have to sort of do a paper on Allen Ginsberg and his poetry.I chose his poem Howl for one part, I thought it was about:
The true events that were occurring during his time in America, also it was a "furious language" poem, and He spit out his true feelings. It was about the state of American culture. Thats all i could think right now, i need some more ideas to get me going.

PLease help me if you have read the poem Howl. Thanks a lot.

There is a good site from the Department of English, University of Illinois called MAPS that has a load of stuff on Ginsberg, and specifically on Howl. It is here:

http://www.english.uiuc.edu/maps/poets/g...