Throughout the last year and a half of his life, Allen Ginsberg phoned many of his poet friends to ask if they had any social verses opposing America's rightwing drift or otherwise speaking their current political minds. This volume presents the perceptive and visionary poems that Ginsberg collected (with selections based on his notes), and also includes writings from contributors to "Planet News," an historic tribute to Allen Ginsberg that was held at New York City's St. John the Divine Cathedral in May 1998.
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ALLEN GINSBERG (1926–1997) was the author of Howl, one of the most famous poems in American literature, and a major figure in the longstanding battle against censorship of the arts. A "founding member" of the Beat Generation along with Jack Kerouac and William S. Burroughs, he spent many years as a poet, teacher, commentator, musician, practicing Buddhist, and American icon.
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Political rocket for your pocket,
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Great little book packed full of political poetry which really made me think and was also portable enough to pack in my pocket to take on the road.... not to mention that it was compiled by my favorite author, Allen Ginsberg. A must read for activists and Ginsberg fans alike.
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- The Earth Suite by Carl Rakosi in Front Matter, and page 42
- Silences for Love (Vox Humana) by David Cope in Front Matter
- Planet News (Pocket Poets) by Allen Ginsberg on page 65
- Gulf War by Patrick Allen in Front Matter
- Bathwater Wine by Wanda Coleman in Front Matter
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- Antler: The Selected Poems by Antler in Back Matter
- Bum Rush the Page: A Def Poetry Jam by Tony Medina in Back Matter
- Confronting Capitalism: Dispatches from a Global Movement by Daniel Burton-Rose in Back Matter
- Gargoyle 50 by Lucinda Ebersole in Back Matter
- The Green Piano: Poems by Janine Pommy Vega; Janine Pommy-Vega in Front Matter
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