Morgan, Bill 1949-

The letters of Allen Ginsberg by Allen Ginsberg ( )
12 editions published in 2008 in English and held by 1,634 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
The best of poet Allen Ginsberg's correspondence with friends like Jack Kerouac and William S. Burroughs, edited by the author's longtime literary archivist

I celebrate myself : the somewhat private life of Allen Ginsberg by Bill Morgan ( Book )
14 editions published between 2006 and 2014 in English and held by 1,520 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Allen Ginsberg was America's most influential poet since World War II, in the vanguard of every popular movement of that time, from the emergence of the Beat generation to the countercultural revolution to the interest in Eastern spirituality. In this new biography, the first since the poet's death in 1997, Bill Morgan offers a revealing portrait of a complicated and flamboyant character. He examines Ginsberg's life and his impact on society from many different angles: his political views, his battles with censorship, and his approach to drugs. He also provides a more accurate picture than previously told of Ginsberg's search for love (including his complex relationship with his lifelong partner, Peter Orlovsky) and of his involvement with Tibetan Buddhism. He also lists the titles of Ginsberg's poems in the margins so that the reader can see exactly what he was writing at any point in his life.--From publisher description

The works of Allen Ginsberg, 1941-1994 a descriptive bibliography by Bill Morgan ( )
5 editions published in 1995 in English and held by 1,378 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Avant-garde poet and popular culture icon, Allen Ginsberg has been one of the world's most important writers for over 40 years. This comprehensive bibliography, covering the years 1941 to 1994, was prepared with the cooperation of the poet himself. All books, periodicals, photographs, recordings, films, and miscellaneous appearances are listed here. Entries are grouped in chapters according to type of work, and each entry provides full descriptive bibliographic information.''Allen Ginsberg is perhaps the most famous poet of our time, as well as one of our most prolific writers. His subjects range from Buddhist studies to drug research to gay rights to political issues of every description from Vietnam to censorship. Ginsberg gave the author access to personal files and, as a result, every appearance of Ginsberg's writings in the English language is noted. This bibliography is a comprehensive, descriptive record of all of Ginsberg's works.''The volume contains descriptive annotations of every book, pamphlet, and broadside by Ginsberg. It also contains complete descriptions of every contribution by Ginsberg to the works of others. In addition, all periodical contributions, recordings, films, and miscellaneous publications are listed. Due to Ginsberg's recent acceptance as a photographer of note, a special section identifies all of his published photographs. Entries are arranged in chapters according to the type of work, to facilitate ease of use. As a result, this book presents a history of Ginsberg's works and traces the evolution of his writings over a period of publications and revisions

Jack Kerouac and Allen Ginsberg : the letters by Jack Kerouac ( Book )
9 editions published between 2010 and 2011 in English and held by 1,291 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
The first collection of letters between the two leading figures of the Beat movement. Jack Kerouac and Allen Ginsberg are the most celebrated names of the Beat Generation, linked together not only by their shared artistic sensibility but also by a deep and abiding friendship, one that colored their lives and greatly influenced their writing. Editors Bill Morgan and David Stanford shed new light on this intimate and influential friendship in this fascinating exchange of letters, two thirds of which have never been published before. Commencing in 1944 while Ginsberg was a student at Columbia University and continuing until shortly before Kerouac's death in 1969, the two hundred letters included in this book provide profound insight into their lives and their writing. While not always in agreement, Ginsberg and Kerouac inspired each other spiritually and creatively, and their letters became a vital workshop for their art.--From publisher description

Deliberate prose : selected essays, 1952-1995 by Allen Ginsberg ( Book )
16 editions published between 2000 and 2001 in English and held by 1,092 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
"Allen Ginsberg's essays, collected here for the first time, were written over the course of a long, productive, and politically engaged life. With his finger ever on the pulse of America, Ginsberg was consistently outspoken and passionate about his beliefs. Whether criticizing the American government, protesting the proliferation of nuclear weapons or the waging of war in Vietnam, or denouncing the injustice of capitalism, Ginsberg gave voice to a moral conscience of the nation. His views on free speech and the drug culture, his quest for inner peace, the creation of the Beat generation, and his innovative poetics reflect the concerns of a postwar American culture that he helped shape."--BOOK JACKET

The typewriter is holy : the complete, uncensored history of the Beat generation by Bill Morgan ( Book )
7 editions published between 2010 and 2011 in English and held by 969 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Chronicles the lives of key contributors and offers insight into their lasting influence, featuring coverage of the stories surrounding such publications as Allen Ginsberg's "Howl and Other Poems" and Jack Kerouac's "On the Road."

The book of martyrdom and artifice : first journals and poems, 1937-1952 by Allen Ginsberg ( Book )
7 editions published between 2006 and 2007 in English and held by 791 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
"The Book of Martyrdom and Artifice covers the most important and formative years of Ginsberg's storied life. During this time as a precocious and inquisitive student at Columbia College in New York City, he met Jack Kerouac and William S. Burroughs, both of whom would become lifelong friends and significant literary figures in their own right. Ginsberg's journals - so candid he insisted they be published only after his death - also document his complex relationships with other figures of Beat lore: Herbert Huncke, Lucien Carr, and Carl Solomon."

Howl on trial : the battle for free expression ( Book )
6 editions published between 2006 and 2007 in English and held by 704 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

You'll be okay : my life with Jack Kerouac by Edie Parker Kerouac ( Book )
3 editions published in 2007 in English and held by 647 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Discusses the lives and marriage of Edie Parker Kerouac and Jack Kerouac

The selected letters of Allen Ginsberg and Gary Snyder by Allen Ginsberg ( Book )
11 editions published between 2008 and 2010 in English and held by 612 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
"One of the central relationships in the Beat scene was the long-lasting friendship of Allen Ginsberg and Gary Snyder. Ginsberg introduced Snyder to the East Coast Beat writers, including Jack Kerouac, while Snyder himself became the model for the serious poet that Ginsberg so wanted to become. Snyder encouraged Ginsberg to explore the beauty of the West Coast and, even more lastingly, introduced Ginsberg to Buddhism, the subject of so many long letter exchanges between them. Beginning in 1956 and continuing through 1991, the two men exchanged more than 850 letters. Bill Morgan, Ginsberg's biographer and an important editor of his papers, has selected the most significant correspondence from this long friendship. The letters themselves paint the biographical and poetic portraits of two of America's most important--and most fascinating--poets. Robert Hass' insightful introduction discusses the lives of these two major poets and their enriching and moving relationship."--Publisher's description