Allen Ginsberg

Book Reviews: Allen Ginsberg and Bob Dylan — Together Again

March 3, 2024
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Because they were masters of performance, metamorphosis, and movement — of “containing multitudes” — Allen Ginsberg and Bob Dylan are the closest peers to Whitman America has yet produced.

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Book Review: “Dharma Lion” — The Rich Heritage of Allen Ginsberg

October 28, 2016
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The power of Allen Ginsberg’s legacy could be felt in the controversy over the decision to award Bob Dylan the Nobel Prize in Literature.

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Book Review: Herbert Huncke — The “American Hipster” Who Influenced The Beat Movement

September 11, 2013
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Hilary Holladay’s biography of Herbert Huncke provides valuable insight into a person and world that were begging to be explored.

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