Allen Ginsberg

Bill Morgan

Juanita Lieberman-Plimpton

Allen Ginsberg (1926-1997) kept journals his entire life, beginning at the age of eleven. These first journals detail the inner thoughts of the awkward boy from Paterson, New Jersey, who would become the major poet and spokesperson of the literary phenomenon called the Beat Generation. The Book of Martyrdom and Artifice covers the most important and formative years of Ginsberg's storied life. It was during these years that he met Jack Kerouac and William S. Burroughs, both of whom would become lifelong friends and significant literary figures. Ginsberg's journals--so candid he insisted they be published only after his death--also document his relationships with such notable figures of Beat lore as Carl Solomon, Lucien Carr, and Herbert Huncke. Conversations with Kerouac, his beloved muse Neal Cassady, and others have been transcribed from Ginsberg's memory, and information will be found here relating to the famous murder of David Kammerer by Carr--a startlingly violent chapter in Beat prehistory--which has been credited in New York magazine as "giving birth to the Beat Generation." It was also during this period that he began to recognize his homosexuality, and to think of himself as a poet. Illustrated with photos from Ginsberg's private archive and enhanced by an appendix of over 100 of Ginsberg's earliest poems, The Book of Martyrdom and Artifice is a major literary event.

First Journals and Poems: 1937-1952

The Book of Martyrdom and Artifice

The Somewhat Private Life of Allen Ginsberg

I Celebrate Myself

Chronicles the lives of key contributors and offers insight into their lasting influence, featuring coverage of the stories surrounding such publications as Allen Ginsberg's "Howl and Other Poems" and Jack Kerouac's "On the Road."

The Complete, Uncensored History of the Beat Generation

The Typewriter Is Holy

The international phase of the Beat Generation's story, documenting their travels and the tremendous influence it had on their writing.

A Global Guide to the Beat Generation

The Beats Abroad

In 1977, twenty years after the publication of his landmark poem 'Howl' and Jack Kerouac's On the Road, Allen Ginsberg decided it was time to teach a course on the literary history of the Beat Generation. In The Best Minds of My Generation - a compilation of lectures from the course, expertly edited by renowned Beats scholar, Bill Morgan - Ginsberg gives us the convoluted origin story of the 'Beat' idea. Amongst anecdotes of meeting Kerouac, Burroughs and other figures for the first time, Ginsberg elucidates the importance of music, and particularly jazz rhythms, to Beat writing, discusses their many influences - literary, pharmaceutical and spiritual - and paints a portrait of a group who were leading a literary revolution. A unique document that works both as historical record and unconventional memoir, The Best Minds of My Generation is a vivid, personal and eye-opening look at one of the most important literary movements of the twentieth century.

A Literary History of the Beats

The Best Minds of My Generation

Rodrigo Olavarría

Kaddish

Io celebro me stesso. La vita quasi privata di Allen Ginsberg

The ultimate tour guide for those interested in the Beats and their travels "on the road."

A State by State Guide to the Beat Generation in America

Beat Atlas

The ultimate literary guide to San Francisco, packed with fabulous photos and scintillating anecdotes.

A Literary Tour

The Beat Generation in San Francisco

Krzysztof Majer

Wydawnictwo Czarne

Listy

A member of the "Beat Generation," Allen Ginsberg may well be remembered as the most important poet of the 20th century. As this volume indicates, his works have received increasing amounts of attention, and his influence has been pervasive. This bibliography cites approximately 6,500 critical and biographical studies of Ginsberg's life and work, along with translations of his many writings. Translations are arranged by language and are then categorized by type of publication. Critical and biographical works are listed chronologically, so that the reader may see the response to Ginsberg over time. Extensive indexes allow the reader to find citations for particular titles and authors.

A Bibliography of Secondary Sources

The Response to Allen Ginsberg, 1926-1994

Jack Kerouac

David Stanford

A comprehensive descriptive bibliography of the works of Allen Ginsberg, identifying all first editions and every published work by the author.

A Descriptive Bibliography

The Works of Allen Ginsberg, 1941-1994

Avant-garde poet and popular culture icon, Allen Ginsberg has been one of the world's most important writers for over 40 years. This comprehensive bibliography, covering the years 1941 to 1994, was prepared with the cooperation of the poet himself. All books, periodicals, photographs, recordings, films, and miscellaneous appearances are listed here. Entries are grouped in chapters according to type of work, and each entry provides full descriptive bibliographic information. Allen Ginsberg is perhaps the most famous poet of our time, as well as one of our most prolific writers. His subjects range from Buddhist studies to drug research to gay rights to political issues of every description from Vietnam to censorship. Ginsberg gave the author access to personal files and, as a result, every appearance of Ginsberg's writings in the English language is noted. This bibliography is a comprehensive, descriptive record of all of Ginsberg's works. The volume contains descriptive annotations of every book, pamphlet, and broadside by Ginsberg. It also contains complete descriptions of every contribution by Ginsberg to the works of others. In addition, all periodical contributions, recordings, films, and miscellaneous publications are listed. Due to Ginsberg's recent acceptance as a photographer of note, a special section identifies all of his published photographs. Entries are arranged in chapters according to the type of work, to facilitate ease of use. As a result, this book presents a history of Ginsberg's works and traces the evolution of his writings over a period of publications and revisions.

Bill Nagan

Presents an anthology of Ginsberg's earliest poems and journal entries, discussing his first encounters with lifelong friends Jack Kerouac and William S. Burroughs, his experimentation with drugs, and his struggle to come to terms with his homosexuality. Reprint.

First Journals and Poems, 1937-1952

William Basil Morgan

Agriculture In Third Wrl/h

To celebrate the 50th anniversary of Howl and Other Poems, with nearly one million copies in print, City Lights presents the story of editing, publishing and defending Allen Ginsberg’s landmark poem within a broader context of obscenity issues and censorship of literary works. This collection begins with an introduction by publisher Lawrence Ferlinghetti, who shares his memories of hearing Howl first read at the 6 Gallery, of his arrest and of the subsequent legal defense of Howl’s publication. Never-before-published correspondence of Ginsberg, Ferlinghetti, Kerouac, Gregory Corso, John Hollander, Richard Eberhart and others provides an in-depth commentary on the poem’s ethical intent and its social significance to the author and his contemporaries. A section on the public reaction to the trial includes newspaper reportage, op-ed pieces by Ginsberg and Ferlinghetti and letters to the editor from the public, which provide fascinating background material on the cultural climate of the mid-1950s. A timeline of literary censorship in the United States places this battle for free expression in a historical context. Also included are photographs, transcripts of relevant trial testimony, Judge Clayton Horn’s decision and its ramifications and a long essay by Albert Bendich, the ACLU attorney who defended Howl on constitutional grounds. Editor Bill Morgan discusses more recent challenges to Howl in the late 1980s and how the fight against censorship continues today in new guises.

The Battle for Free Expression

Howl on Trial

Jack W. C. Hagstrom

A Descriptive Bibliography with Critical Essays

Dana Gioia

Bill Morgan - Born in Glace Bay, Nova Scotia. Power lifting champion. Winning Many trophies in this sport. Accepted Jesus Christ as my Lord and Savior in 1971. Attending and a member of a Church that believes the Bible is the true Word of God. Married to Grace Morgan since 1973. A former Postal worker now retired. Served on Pastor's council. Sunday School teacher. Sunday School Bus driver. Youth camp councillor. Mission Representative for local Church and Eastern Canada. Men's Fellowship President. One member of a Church team that conducts a service once a month in a Nursing Home. Many Bible School courses and Seminars over the years. Usher at Billy Graham Crusade in Toronto. That many will experience the love from, the God of Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, as Scripture reveals. Highly appreciate our military and Police, for protecting and preserving our Freedoms in Canada. Especially the freedom to vote.

Hagar and Ishmael

This all new, never before released City and Company guide showcases the New York City homes and haunts of world-famous writers–from Poe to Mailer, Millay to Kerouac, Wright to Miller–in a richly anecdotal literary baedeker illustrated with archival photos from the Museum of the City of New York.

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