Gregory Corso has been much publicized as one of the leading literary spokesmen for the 'Beat Generation, ' together with Jack Kerouac, Allen Ginsberg, and William Burroughs.
It is true that he has been one of the inner circle of the 'Beats' from the first, but many admirers of his poetry feel that it belongs quite as much to other and older traditions in world literature.
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Gregory Corso, Pure Poet.,
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This review is from: The Happy Birthday of Death (Paperback)
Gregory Corso is the only member of the Beat Generation who seems to be left out of the current revival of the Beats literature among today's youth. Which is a shame , because they're missing out on what is, in my opinion, the best poetry of the genre. "The Happy Birthday of Death" is the best example of this, as Corso makes a language that is uniquely his own, the sign of a first-class poet. The best poem is without a doubt "Bomb", his love ode (!) to nuclear war, but other titles such as "Power", "Army", "Police", and "Marriage" stand out as well as examples of "pure poetry" (to quote Ginsberg), deep in imagery and passion. The problem is, most people have never had the pleasure to read Corso's work. For myself, I don't know what I'd do without it.
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The most underated writings of the 20th century,
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Perhaps the man who along with Allan Ginsberg altered the way poetry was written and percieved. This is by far his most eclectic collection, featuring the masterful BOMB (perhaps the ultimate epithath for the 20th century) and the brilliant and moving MARRIAGE, POWER, CLOWN and POLICE more of the contents that show what a clever witty deep commentator Corso is. Poems you can mull ove? Definatly! Poems you can analyse? Undoubtable! But here is a collection you can read again and again and enjoy again and again.
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Corso:simply brilliant,
This review is from: The Happy Birthday of Death (Paperback)
Gregory Corso must have been sitting in an empty room, with nothing more to think of than the emotions controlling his mind. In this book of poetry, the reader will gain a new appreciation for his work. The Happy Birthday of Death is one of the most powerful, and intense collections of writing available.
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Lady of the legless world I have refused to go beyond self-disappearance I'm in the thin man's bed knowing my legs kept to me by a cold fresh air Useless and not useless this meaning All is answerable I need not know the answer Poetry is seeking the answer Joy is in knowing there is an answer Death is knowing the answer (That faint glow in the belly of Enlightment is the dead spouting their answers) Queen of cripples the young no longer seem necessary The old are secretive about their Know They are constant additions to this big unauthorized lie Yet Truth's author itself is nothingness And though I make it vital that nothingness itself will collapse There is nothing. Read the first page Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
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Lady of the legless world I have refused to go beyond self-disappearance I'm in the thin man's bed knowing my legs kept to me by a cold fresh air Useless and not useless this meaning All is answerable I need not know the answer Poetry is seeking the answer Joy is in knowing there is an answer Death is knowing the answer (That faint glow in the belly of Enlightment is the dead spouting their answers) Queen of cripples the young no longer seem necessary The old are secretive about their Know They are constant additions to this big unauthorized lie Yet Truth's author itself is nothingness And though I make it vital that nothingness itself will collapse There is nothing. Read the first page Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
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- Gregory Corso: Doubting Thomist by Kirby Olson PhD on 7 pages
- Whitman's Wild Children: Portraits of Thirteen Poets by Neeli Cherkovski on 6 pages
- The Beat Hotel: Ginsberg, Burroughs, and Corso in Paris, 1958-1963 by Barry Miles on page 269, and Back Matter
- Kenneth Rexroth and James Laughlin: Selected Letters by Lee Bartlett on page 232, and page 242
- The Beat Hotel: Ginsberg, Burroughs & Corso in Paris, 1957-1963 by Barry Miles in Front Matter, and Back Matter
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