When I was a kid I wanted to be a beatnik when I grew up. I knew about beatniks because Life Magazine showed me pictures, pictures that frequently featured Allen Ginsberg. He wrote the poem Howl, which told me about the best minds of his generation, who "studied Plotinus Poe St. John of the Cross telepathy and bop kabbalah". He influenced Bob Dylan and Patti Smith, and he taught at Naropa University. And he was an outspoken voice for human rights, gay liberation, freedom of speech and ecology.
Now, thanks to this amazingly deep website I can continue to learn from and be inspired by him. There's current news and archival articles about his work, the many people with whom he worked, and his and their creative processes. Rich.
Website: The Allen Ginsberg Project
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