Allen Ginsberg CD Poetry Collection: Booklet and CD [AUDIOBOOK] [UNABRIDGED] (Audio CD)

by Allen Ginsberg (Author, Reader)

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A collection of poems by one of the greatest literary and cultural figures of the 20th century

Upon the release of his first published work, Howl and Other Poems, in 1956, Allen Ginsberg became the unlikely force of a movement that would change a generation. Literature, art, sex, love, family, politics; nothing would ever be the same. The Beat Generation was born through Ginsberg and his friends.

This collection of more than two dozen poems in verse and song is the best of the best, celebrating someone who was of his time, ahead of his time, and whose legacy will transcend time.

Included are:
Howl, Kaddish, Pull My Daisy, A Strange New Cottage in Berkeley, A Supermarket in California, Sunflower Sutra, America, Many Loves, To Aunt Rose, I am a Victim of Telephone, Kral Majales, Who Be Kind To, City Midnight Junk Strains, On Neal’s Ashes, September on Jessore Road, Mind Breaths, Jahweh and Allah Battle, Lay down Your Mountain, Don’t Grow Old, Father Death Blues, Plutonian Ode, White Shroud, Sphincter, Personals Ad, Hum Bomb, After Lalon, Put Down Your Cigarette Don’t Smoke, Charnal Ground, C’mon Pigs of Western Civilization, New Stanzas for Amazing Grace

About the Author

Allen Ginsberg (1926-1997) was inducted into the American Academy of Arts and Letters, was awarded the medal of Chevalier de l'Ordre des Arts et des Lettres by the French minister of culture, won the National Book Award for The Fall of America, and was a cofounder of the Jack Kerouac School of Disembodied Poetics at the Naropa Institute, the first accredited Buddhist college in the Western world.

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Product Details

• Audio CD
• Publisher: Caedmon (November 23, 2004)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0060734159
• ISBN-13: 978-0060734152
• Product Dimensions: 5.8 x 4.9 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 5.6 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #717,364 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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7 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Long time coming, December 24, 2004

By	A fan "from (outside) New York" (Hoboken, NJ) - See all my reviews

A wonderful recording, with Ginsberg's voice loud and clear for all those who ever heard him, or missed his readings. A chronological recording of his major works, spread out across three CDs, which really works as a format: put one on, then the next, then the final, and get a tour of Ginsberg's poetic works over nearly half a century. The progression is noticeable. A great document of American literature, really pleasurable to hear. Comes with a massive booklet, 70 pages or so, with the poems all printed out so you can read along or just skim through it without the CD, including some musical notations. A nice little essay by Stephen Taylor explains the reading format, and another by Geoff Manaugh, who read with Ginsberg during these nights, gives a nice feel for the evenings these were recorded. Each worth reading; each adds to the intimacy of the recordings, I think, hearing from Ginsberg's friends. Could have used more of that, in fact, but that's a minor quibble. An introduction by Bob Rosenthal, as well, who works for the Allen Ginsberg Foundation. They apparently put this out.
Recommended. America's bard still lives...

5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Just got this, December 25, 2004

By	Impressed Listener (San Francisco, CA) - See all my reviews

Just picked up a copy of this from a publishing friend, topnotch CDs, great package as well. The CDs have drawings by Ginsberg printed onto them, and the cardboard sleeve has filmstills from the readings these are taken from at the Knitting Factory. The booklet is lengthy and detailed, with some short pieces by different writers, but they're rather short. One apparently read with Ginsberg these nights; would like to have read more, perhaps? But a great pleasure, to hear these poems in order, great sound quality. Listening to it right now.

5.0 out of 5 stars A great compilation..., May 22, 2008

By	CB1 - See all my reviews

I was lucky enough to have gone to three poetry readings held in Harvard Square, Boston, Massachusetts in the late 1970's. The last one I recorded "Contest of the Bards" and Allen requested a copy of it, of which I sent it to him promptly the next day. Allen Ginsberg is an excellent 'orator' and new age poet lauriat of his age and the future ages. He certainly does not have to read like and to sound like previous poets in their delivery style nor in any other 'academically' trained style of delivering 'speak-a-forth-the-naked-truth' enumerations from within, soul strength held. I love this collection and the poet for his strength and style and what he adds to those of us who love the english language.