The first recorded reading of Allen Ginsberg’s "Howl," from Reed College in 1956, will be released, thanks to an Omnivore/Reed connection.

Allen Ginsberg said in a 1985 interview that "Howl" began with another poem. Ginsberg, who had studied at Columbia University, sent a poem called "Dream Record, 1955" to poet and essayist Kenneth ...

Allen Ginsberg reading "Howl" in November 1955 photo: Courtesy USU Special Collections, Merrill-Cazier Library LP. It was the poem that defined a generation. "Howl," the defiantly gay manifesto that ...

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If the birth of the Beat generation could be traced back to one event, it would probably be the first public reading of Allen Ginsberg's poem "Howl" 45 years ago this month at the now-defunct Six ...

Last year marked the 50th anniversary of the publication of American poet Allen Ginsberg’s “Howl,” one of the most influential poems of the twentieth century. Very few poems sell over a ...

Jonah Raskin’s book “American Scream: Allen Ginsberg’s Howl and the Making of the Beat Generation” (University of California Press) will be published in March. More to Read .

Allen Ginsberg's “Howl” Will Be Heard in D.C. "Howl" in the City almost sold out! By Wendy Rieger, News4 Anchor • Published July 19, 2010 • Updated on July 20, 2010 at 4:44 pm ...