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Howl and Other Poems :   (City Lights Pocket Poets Series)
Howl and Other Poems - City Lights Pocket Poets Series
Author: Allen Ginsberg
The prophetic poem that launched a generation when it was first published in 1965 is here presented in a commemorative fortieth Anniversary Edition. When the book arrived from its British printers, it was seized almost immediately by U.S. Customs, and shortly thereafter the San Francisco police arrested its publisher and editor, Lawrence Ferlin...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780872863101
ISBN-10: 0872863107
Publication Date: 1/1996
Pages: 57
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Publisher: City Lights Publishers
Book Type: Hardcover
Other Versions: Paperback
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tiffanyak avatar reviewed Howl and Other Poems : (City Lights Pocket Poets Series) on + 215 more book reviews
This is definitely a must-read, thanks to its great significance in the realm of literature, but is also very strange and hard to evaluate. It's definitely unlike anything you ever read before, in an awesome way. There will likely be some parts that you love the sound and rhythm of, as well as some parts that weird you out. In any case, you will come away with a greater appreciation for the significance of what you have read than you could ever have by just simply hearing about it.


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