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1989 Letter from Allen Ginsberg to Elizabeth McQuern (including a recommended reading list)

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1989 Letter from Allen Ginsberg to Elizabeth McQuern (including a recommended reading list)

by request, a transcription of a letter I received from Allen Ginsberg in 1989

hand-written on letterhead marked "Department of English, Brooklyn College of The City University of New York"

To Eliz Snyder
From Allen Ginsburg
6-14-89

Advice for any generation:

Read Shelley's "Ode to The West Wind"

Blake's "Songs of Innocence and Experience"

Dostoyevsky's "The Idiot"

Kerouac's "Mexico City Blues" and "On The Road"

Gregory Corso's "Happy Birthday of Death" (New Directions 1960)

also learn how to do sitting practice of meditation, Zen Buddhist or Tibetan style

See "Beginner's Mind, Zen Mind" by Shunryu Suzuki (Weatherhill)

"Meditation in Action" by Chogyam Trungpa (Shambhala Press)

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For those who are interested, here are links to each of the books he mentioned, which are all currently available on Amazon:

Shelley's "Ode to The West Wind" - www.amazon.com/Ode-West-Wind-Other-Poems/dp/0486275582/re...

Blake's "Songs of Innocence and Experience" - www.amazon.com/Blakes-Songs-Innocence-Experience-William/...

Dostoyevsky's "The Idiot" - www.amazon.com/Idiot-Penguin-Classics-Fyodor-Dostoyevsky/...

Kerouac's "Mexico City Blues" and "On The Road" - www.amazon.com/Mexico-City-Blues-242-Choruses/dp/08021306... and www.amazon.com/Road-Penguin-Great-Books-Century/dp/014028...

Gregory Corso's "Happy Birthday of Death" (New Directions 1960) - www.amazon.com/Happy-Birthday-Death-Gregory-Corso/dp/B000...

See "Beginner's Mind, Zen Mind" by Shunryu Suzuki (Weatherhill) - www.amazon.com/Zen-Mind-Beginners-Shambhala-Library/dp/15...

"Meditation in Action" by Chogyam Trungpa (Shambhala Press) - www.amazon.com/Meditation-Shambhala-Library-Chogyam-Trung...


Howl, Revisted

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Howl, Revisted

I loved this poem from the first time I read it in 8th grade. I haven't looked at it in years but this morning I had a strange urge to revisit it.

TtV: Pentax Spotmatic SP500.


seagull (3)

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seagull (3)

gull following the bolivar ferry / texas


shrimp boats

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shrimp boats

gulf of mexico / bolivar peninsula, texas


virgin mary with very large hands

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virgin mary with very large hands

cemetery / galveston, texas


galveston, texas

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galveston, texas


a family and their dog

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a family and their dog

seawall / galveston, texas


Howl and Other Poems (City Lights Pocket Poets Series)

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Howl and Other Poems (City Lights Pocket Poets Series)

Howl and Other Poems (City Lights Pocket Poets Series) - eBays Best Auctions!


The Human Be-In Poster 1967

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The Human Be-In Poster 1967

Mother Burger, 329 West 49th Street, NYC
www.navema.com


A Visionary's Visionary Vision

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A Visionary's Visionary Vision

Poet: Henry Stead
Live visuals: Guy Bingley
Special appearance: Allen Ginsberg


flag of the united states

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flag of the united states

bolivar ferry / near galveston, texas


a boy, a dog and shrimp boats

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a boy, a dog and shrimp boats

gulf of mexico / bolivar peninsula, texas


trash can and jogger

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trash can and jogger

seawall / galveston, texas


seagull (5)

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seagull (5)

gull following the bolivar ferry / texas


Jeffrey Miller reading in front of Beat Hotel, Paris July 2009

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Jeffrey Miller reading in front of Beat Hotel, Paris July 2009

Photo: Michael Kellner


You & Me

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You & Me

SX-70
expired 779 or fresh 600, don't remember which

(I read your poem and dream of our odyssey in the backyard and feel absurd.)
- me

vs.

(I touch your book and dream of our odyssey in the supermarket and
feel absurd.)
- Allen Ginsberg
[from "A Supermarket in California"]


MacGregor 88 / 365

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MacGregor 88 / 365

my little Beat rockin' his Allen Ginsberg T...


Pigeon Attack

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Pigeon Attack


DSCN2080

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DSCN2080


Art Around The Park

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Art Around The Park