Allen Ginsberg was an American poet, and his most famous poem ‘Howl,’ which was published in 1956, is considered one of the most significant works to come from the Beat movement. His poetry critiqued the state of post-War America, discussed such themes as homosexuality and drug addiction, and began to incorporate Buddhist themes after he converted and became a guru.
| Names | Allen Ginsberg (Main) BE [n73.13] |
|---|---|
| Related Pages | Allen Ginsberg on LGLC
Allen Ginsberg on VIAF |
| Birth Date | 1926/06/03 |
| Birth Place | Newark |
| Death Date | 1997/04/05 |
| Death Place | https://lglc.ca/place/NEW/ |
| Activist | Yes - Pro |
| Identities |
Gay
BG [ISBN:9780810872264] BuddhistBG [“Buddhism and The Beats (Ginsberg 1993 – Q & A),” The Allen Ginsberg Project, 22 July 2017, https://allenginsberg.org/2017/07/sat-j-22-buddhism-beats-ginsberg-1993-q/] AmericanBG [ISBN:9781280114342], FHI [“Allen Ginsberg,” Poets, n.d., https://www.poets.org/poetsorg/poet/allen-ginsberg] |
| Occupations |
Poet
1973/01 - 1974/03 https://lglc.ca/event/n73.13 “Putting a Queer Shoulder to The Wheel,” Body Politic, no. 119 (1985), p. 35 |
| Associated People |
https://lglc.ca/person/PORL/
https://lglc.ca/person/Peter Orlovsky/
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