Collected Poems 1947-1997 by Allen Ginsberg - ISBN: 9780141190181
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A half-century of Ginsberg’s verse: raw, revolutionary, and utterly essential.

Collected Poems 1947-1997

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    1216 pages

  • Release Date

    23 March 2009

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Summary

For the first time, this volume gathers the published verse of Allen Ginsberg in its entirety. This is the only volume to bring together all of Allen Ginsberg’s published verse in its entirety, celebrating half a century of brilliant work from one of America’s greatest poets. Presented chronologically, it sets Ginsberg’s verse against the story of his extraordinary life—from his most famous landmark works ‘Howl’ and ‘Kaddish’ to the poems of White Shroud and Cosmopolitan Greetings, and on to …

Book Details

ISBN-13:9780141190181
ISBN-10:0141190183
Author:Allen Ginsberg
Publisher:Penguin Books Ltd
Imprint:Penguin Classics
Format:Paperback
Number of Pages:1216
Release Date:23 March 2009
Weight:1.11kg
Dimensions:233mm x 153mm x 51mm
Series:Penguin Modern Classics
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Critics Review

“he wrote any number of splendid, singular poems that no other American poet of our age was capable of penning…”–San Diego Union-Tribune
“A…brilliant volume that shows Ginsberg…to be not only a legendary protest writer but also a lyric poet.”–New York Times
“Essential…COLLECTED POEMS…is easily the best of the bunch…Some 50 years later, Ginsberg’s talent still glows on paper.”–The Post and Courier
“Ginsberg’s poems are reminders that those who face a culture’s disapproval can approve themselves.”–The Progressive
“If you want to read Ginsberg’s poetry, you should go straight to the source. COLLECTED POEMS 1947-1997 gathers everything.”–Los Angeles Times
“Sooner or later, anyone interested in American poetry must embrace Allen Ginsberg.”–Houston Chronicle
“Taken all together, Ginsberg’s poems are X-rays of a considerable part of American society during the last four decades.”–The New Yorker
“The mammoth new COLLECTED POEMS, 1947-1997 places Ginsberg firmly among the most prolific poets of the age.”–Washington Post Book World
“The volume gathers for the first time all the published verse of…poet Ginsberg…A history…of a turbulent time.”–Salt Lake City Tribune
“The COLLECTED POEMS” are the ultimate statement on Ginsberg’s art.“–Chicago Tribune
“There’s a lot to like…the current volume testifies to the poet’s scope and indefatigable energy.”–Chicago Sun-Times
he wrote any number of splendid, singular poems that no other American poet of our age was capable of penning –San Diego Union-Tribune
A…brilliant volume that shows Ginsberg…to be not only a legendary protest writer but also a lyric poet. –New York Times
Essential COLLECTED POEMS is easily the best of the bunch Some 50 years later, Ginsberg s talent still glows on paper. –The Post and Courier
Ginsberg s poems are reminders that those who face a culture s disapproval can approve themselves. –The Progressive
If you want to read Ginsberg s poetry, you should go straight to the source. COLLECTED POEMS 1947-1997 gathers everything. –Los Angeles Times
Sooner or later, anyone interested in American poetry must embrace Allen Ginsberg. –Houston Chronicle
Taken all together, Ginsberg s poems are X-rays of a considerable part of American society during the last four decades. –The New Yorker
The mammoth new COLLECTED POEMS, 1947-1997 places Ginsberg firmly among the most prolific poets of the age. –Washington Post Book World
The volume gathers for the first time all the published verse of…poet Ginsberg…A history…of a turbulent time. –Salt Lake City Tribune
The COLLECTED POEMS are the ultimate statement on Ginsberg s art. –Chicago Tribune
There s a lot to like…the current volume testifies to the poet s scope and indefatigable energy. –Chicago Sun-Times
“Essential.COLLECTED POEMS.is easily the best of the bunch.Some 50 years later, Ginsberg’s talent still glows on paper.” – The Post and Courier

About The Author

Allen Ginsberg

Allen Ginsberg (1926-1997) was an American poet, best known for the poem Howl (1956). He was inducted into the American Academy of Arts and Letters, was awarded the medal of Chevalier de l’Ordre des Arts et des Lettres by the French Minister of Culture, won the National Book Award for The Fall of America, and was a co-founder of the Jack Kerouac School of Disembodied Poetics at the Naropa Institute, the first accredited Buddhist college in the Western world.

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