Sure — Blakean, Christopher Smart and Whitman like, but more fundamentally, Biblical. ’ It is a lonely hunter, That stands on the field, It is a lonely hunter, That hasn’t yet killed, A creature so big, All covered in pelt, A creature so big, Whit its head high held, A … It was Ginsberg's first regularly published book, and was printed in a run of an estimated 1,500 copies. Howl and Other Poems is a collection of Ginsberg's finest work, including 'Howl', one of the principal works of the Beat Generation as well as 'A Supermarket in California', 'Transcription of Organ Music', 'Sunflower Sutra', 'America', 'In the Baggage Room at Greyhound"', and some of his earlier works. Thomas Merrill’s Allen Ginsberg is an expansive survey of the famous Beat poet’s literary career, including a chapter on the work Howl and Other Poems by Ginsberg, the book (or more specifically, the poem Howl itself, that shocked the nation. Advanced embedding details, examples, and help! EMBED (for wordpress.com hosted blogs and archive.org item tags) Want more? In the case of People of California v. Small octavo, original wrappers as issued. Howl inspired Dylan, broke the rules, began the 'Beat' revolution. Howl and other poems was a landmark collection considered one of the principle works of literature that launched the Beat Generation. "Howl", also known as "Howl for Carl Solomon", is a poem written by Allen Ginsberg in 1954–1955 and published in his 1956 collection Howl and Other Poems. Howl and Other Poems was then published on November 1, 1956, as part of the City Lights Pocket Poets Series. Ginsberg began work on "Howl" in 1954. Explicit language and image create a raw, surreal world, drug fueled, full of pain and glory. Ginsberg speaks from a male point of view, but it is a decidedly homosexual male point of view. The album cover of Omnivore Recordings' Allen Ginsberg — At Reed College: The First Recorded Reading of Howl and Other Poems. Howl and Other Poems is a collection of poetry by Allen Ginsberg published November 1, 1956. San Francisco: City Lights, 1956. GINSBERG, Allen. First edition of this principal work of the Beat Generation accompanied by an original poem in Ginberg’s hand. With its long, winding lines; profane language; and frank, racy content about drug use and sexuality, Howl was deemed obscene and Ferlinghetti was arrested and taken to court. Howl changed America, exerts a major influence still. Title calligraphy by Reed College's Gregory MacNaughton. Allen Ginsberg's Howl is an evocative poem in three parts. Item Number: 78035. Like other Beat writers, Ginsberg's poem creates women that are simply ancillary characters to the male protagonists. A Werewolf Howl – Poem by Anna Turtle ~ A howl in the night, Cuts the silence in two, A howl in the night, Makes you ask ‘who? 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