Ginsberg, Allen 1926-1997

Collected poems, 1947-1980 by Allen Ginsberg ( Book )
17 editions published between 1984 and 2000 in 4 languages and held by 2,183 libraries worldwide
A collection of the verse of one of America's great poets over three decades.

Howl, and other poems by Allen Ginsberg ( Book )
58 editions published between 1956 and 2008 in 10 languages and held by 1,787 libraries worldwide
From the Publisher: 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 Ferlinghetti, together with City Lights Bookstore manager Shigeyoshi Murao. The two of them were charged with disseminating obscene literature, and the case went to trial in the municipal court of Judge Clayton Horn. A parade of distinguished literary and academic witnesses persuaded the judge that the title poem was indeed not obscene and that it had "redeeming social significance." Thus was Howl and Other Poems freed to become the single most influential poetic work of the post World War II era.

No direction home Bob Dylan ( Visual )
10 editions published between 2005 and 2010 in English and held by 1,638 libraries worldwide
Traces Bob Dylan's journey from his roots in Minnesota, to his early days in Greenwich Village, to his tumultuous ascent to pop stardom in 1966. Joan Baez, Allan Ginsberg, Maria Muldaur, Pete Seeger, Liam Clancy, Mavis Staples and others share their thoughts and feelings about the young singer who would change popular music forever. Contains extensive archival footage, some never-before-seen and rare concert performances.

Howl : original draft facsimile, transcript & variant versions, fully annotated by author, with contemporaneous correspondence, account of first public reading, legal skirmishes, precursor texts & bibliography by Allen Ginsberg ( Book )
108 editions published between 1956 and 2010 in 18 languages and held by 1,491 libraries worldwide
This annotated version of Ginsberg's classic is the poet's own re-creation of the revolutionary work's composition process, along with anecdotes and an intimate look at the poet's writing techniques.

White shroud : poems, 1980-1985 by Allen Ginsberg ( Book )
20 editions published between 1984 and 1991 in 4 languages and held by 1,402 libraries worldwide
Allen Ginsberg reads White shroud, Black shroud and selected shorter poems and talks about the poetic process, journal keeping and his recent work.

Collected poems, 1947-1997 by Allen Ginsberg ( Book )
8 editions published between 2006 and 2009 in English and held by 1,391 libraries worldwide
A volume culled from the National Book Award-winning poet's entire half-century career is published to coincide with the fiftieth anniversary of the publication of "Howl" and offers insight into his influence as an iconic Beat generation writer.

Death & fame : poems, 1993-1997 by Allen Ginsberg ( Book )
8 editions published between 1999 and 2000 in English and held by 1,349 libraries worldwide
From one of America's great poets--a cultural icon who changed the course of American poetry as well as several generations' view of the world--comes this singular volume of final poems. Print features.

The fall of America; poems of these States, 1965-1971 by Allen Ginsberg ( Book )
32 editions published between 1960 and 1998 in 8 languages and held by 1,208 libraries worldwide

Selected poems, 1947-1995 by Allen Ginsberg ( Book )
16 editions published between 1996 and 2001 in English and held by 1,173 libraries worldwide
Allen Ginsberg, one of America's most distinguished living poets, turned 70 this year. Selected Poems 1947-1995 commemorates his brilliant career and honors a landmark birthday. Ginsberg personally chose the selections for this handy volume and has written a retrospective Apologia that places the poems from each decade in their historical and literary context. Here are well-known masterpieces such as the lyric "Howl" and the narrative "Kaddish" - classic works of American literature - as well as more recent gems, the long dream poem "White Shroud," the visionary "After Lalon," and the political rock lyric "The Ballad of the Skeletons." The pieces included in Selected Poems 1947-1995, which span five decades of work, document Ginsberg's spiritual path during a life devoted to exploring the creative possibilities of the conscious mind. Ginsberg's verse is always raw-toned, often whimsical, in both style and content, and displays elegant technical variety from singable exact lyrics to Sapphics to Skeltonics to twelve-bar blues to projective open-form verse and "spontaneous bop prosody." Ginsberg takes readers on a tour of his intelligence as a poet, from the transcendent-themed early poems such as "Magic Psalm" (1960) and "T.V. Baby" fragments (1961), to the poetic realism of the later 1960s with which he confronted and challenged a nation at war, to the integration of song (rags, ballads, and blues) into his poetic repertoire in the early 1970s. Many long poems - including "The Fall of America" and "Iron Horse" - have been edited to reveal exquisite passages hitherto unnoticed by many readers. Ginsberg's immersion in Eastern thought and his hands-on practice of Tibetan Buddhism is reflected in poems throughout this collection. In contrast, readers will delight in highlights of his erotic narrative "Contest of Bards" (1977), at once baroque and idiosyncratic, which was inspired in great part by a marathon reading of William Blake's complete poetry. His most recent work expands on classic meditation experience, recording the recognition of rich daydream activity as conscious poetic thought. In addition to the rich and varied collection of poetry included here, Selected Poems 1947-1995 offers accessible and extensive indexes, illuminating notes to the poems, and prefaces to supplement enthusiasts in their reading of one of the wisest and most revolutionary poets of this century.

Journals : early fifties, early sixties by Allen Ginsberg ( Book )
25 editions published between 1977 and 1993 in 4 languages and held by 1,102 libraries worldwide