Showing posts with label howl. Show all posts
Showing posts with label howl. Show all posts

24 January 2008

a dilemma


I don't know what to do.

I've been learning about the life, writings, and philosophies of Allen Ginsberg. I very much want to buy and read his epic poem, Howl.

But in the course of learning about Ginsberg's life, I've discovered that I probably won't agree with many of Ginsberg's views put forward in the poem. The literature, while valuable for its style and place in history, is likely to be an affront to my sensibilities.

I am probably going to read it.