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...and you there, standing before me in the sunset...when did you forget you were a flower? ...Lately, I've been craving the prose of Ginsberg...I've always adored The Sunflower Sutra...because, like the sun does for the Helianthus Annuus...continued
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Back in 1955 legendary Beatnik Allen Ginsberg first read a poem titled Howl. The poem was deemed epic for many reasons “Howl” allowed Ginsberg to write freely of his homosexuality and helped him discover his talent as a public voice and performance artist. The poem was published a year later in 1956 and in 1957 won a court ruling saying that it was not obscene and had a "redeeming social importance.” That win is now being celebrated by San Fransisco-based label Fantasy ... MORE
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Joan Baez, Bono, Beck, Jack Johnson, Paul McCartney, Thurston Moore, Yoko Ono and Patti Smith are some of the musicians who sat down for interviews in the recent DVD release and documentary The Life and Times of Allen Ginsberg. The flick, directed by Jerry Aronson, which also won him an Academy Award, was independently released on July 17th. The filming for the documentary began in 1982 and has since been updated and remastered. It is available for purchase at www.allengin... MORE
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Greetings, all. I promise I am not dead... and here is proof. I apologise profusely to all those of you (heh) who hang upon my every word, for my recent and prolonged absence. As much as I love this holy place, I got to the point where walking almost a mile through the blistering Scottish wind to sit in a static-heated bunker-like computer lab became just too much. I've also been busy. Moving house, for one... I am now fully settled with the beautiful Leon-boy, in a very... MORE
