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Fiction & Poetry, Poetry

Howl

Allen Ginsberg (author)

Hardback Published on: 30/07/2026

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Howl

There are arguably three works that best exemplify Beat literature: Jack Kerouac’s On the Road, William S. Burroughs’ Naked Lunch and Alan Ginsberg’s Howl.... READ MORE

Erin Britton

Synopsis

Drawn from fifty years of experimental, ground-breaking verse, this selection, in Ginberg's words ‘summarizes what I deem most honest, most penetrant of my writing’. It includes the major poems ‘Howl’ and ‘Kaddish’, but also important early work, songs, uncollected poems and notes from the author that go beyond his iconic Beat Generation image. Intensely personal and incandescently brilliant, Howl and Other Poems is a core Ginsberg text, and celebrates 'Holy the supernatural extra brilliant intelligent kindness of the soul!'

Publisher information

Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd
ISBN: 9780241794050
Number of pages: 528
Dimensions: 204 x 137 x 34 mm
Weight: 616g
Languages: English

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Howl

Now I'm not normally one for poetry but every so often I'll stumble across something that just makes me stop and go Wow! and this is one of those times. Th... READ MORE

Ecowitch