Allen Ginsberg
1926 - 1997
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Biography
Allen Ginsberg was an influential American poet and leading figure in the Beat Generation literary movement of the 1950s. He was born on June 3, 1926, in Newark, New Jersey. Ginsberg's most famous work, 'Howl and Other Poems,' challenged societal norms and explored themes of sexuality, spirituality, and drug use. He was a key figure in advocating for free expression and countercultural values, and his poetry had a profound impact on American literature.
Famous Quotes (5)
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Follow your inner moonlight; don't hide the madness.
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Whoever controls the media, the images, controls the culture.
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The weight of the world is love. Under the burden of solitude, under the burden of dissatisfaction.
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America I'm putting my queer shoulder to the wheel.
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I saw the best minds of my generation destroyed by madness, starving hysterical naked.