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# Howl and Other Poems (City Lights Pocket Poets, No. 4)

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Review: Ginsberg's Triumph - Allen Ginsberg is considered one of the great poets of our time, and almost without exception is considered the best poet of the Beat Generation. Both of these statements are true, in my opinion. The only beat poet who comes close is Gregory Corso, though they were poets with completely different styles, making them difficult to compare. Howl is extremely poetic and artistic, but in a way that envelops and expresses thoughts at a basic human level. The style is raw, loud, cacephonic, even vulgar in a good way because it is real. As you read Howl, you see and feel the joy, pain, and anger of humans living in the modern world, as they struggle through the crowd and the buildings and the machinery that make this world operate. Howl is real, human, raw, and any number of other adjectives that are not necessary, because the message comes through with a serious reading of the poem. The rest of the poems are equally great, but the book is defined by its namesake poem.
Review: Wonderful relic from times gone by... - Suddenly it is 1956 and these beatnik guys are upsetting apple carts all over the place. I love that the physical format of this volume is the same as when first published [a very sad reminder of what has been lost as books became digital}

## Technical Specifications

| Specification | Value |
|---------------|-------|
| Best Sellers Rank | #30,298 in Books ( See Top 100 in Books ) #12 in LGBTQ+ Poetry (Books) #34 in Religious Poetry (Books) #135 in LGBTQ+ Genre Fiction (Books) |
| Customer Reviews | 4.7 4.7 out of 5 stars (1,205) |
| Dimensions  | 4.9 x 0.2 x 6.2 inches |
| Edition  | Reissue |
| ISBN-10  | 0872860175 |
| ISBN-13  | 978-0872860179 |
| Item Weight  | 2.5 ounces |
| Language  | English |
| Print length  | 57 pages |
| Publication date  | January 1, 1959 |
| Publisher  | City Lights Publishers |

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## Customer Reviews

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Ginsberg's Triumph
*by P***N on July 11, 2010*

Allen Ginsberg is considered one of the great poets of our time, and almost without exception is considered the best poet of the Beat Generation. Both of these statements are true, in my opinion. The only beat poet who comes close is Gregory Corso, though they were poets with completely different styles, making them difficult to compare. Howl is extremely poetic and artistic, but in a way that envelops and expresses thoughts at a basic human level. The style is raw, loud, cacephonic, even vulgar in a good way because it is real. As you read Howl, you see and feel the joy, pain, and anger of humans living in the modern world, as they struggle through the crowd and the buildings and the machinery that make this world operate. Howl is real, human, raw, and any number of other adjectives that are not necessary, because the message comes through with a serious reading of the poem. The rest of the poems are equally great, but the book is defined by its namesake poem.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Wonderful relic from times gone by...
*by E***E on June 30, 2025*

Suddenly it is 1956 and these beatnik guys are upsetting apple carts all over the place. I love that the physical format of this volume is the same as when first published [a very sad reminder of what has been lost as books became digital}

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Finally, proudly, on my bookshelf.
*by J***M on August 22, 2014*

While I was alive during the time that Ginsberg was living and writing HOWL, I was too young to have experienced this sort of life myself. And, based on his graphic depictions, I cringe to think I ever could have found myself in a similar situation. This is poetry. But it is not pretty. This is life. But it is not beautiful. Ginsberg writes a poem that is a cry from the soul, a view of his world through tired, sunken eyes. It is brutal in its honesty. But even as I read it, I was reminded of the Book of Job, and the rantings of Biblical prophets. Not just a should read, it is an integral volume of the Canon of Poetry, as necessary as anything by Homer, Keats, Shakespeare, Heaney, Plath: it belongs in your memory, and on your bookshelf.

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