Tag Archives: Ginsberg

Whitman’s beard.

While reading Sherman Alexie’s Defending Walt Whitman could not help but to stop and reread the section that depicted his facial hair, “He is a small man and his beard/is ludicrous on the reservation, absolutely insane./ His beard makes the … Continue reading

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Ginsberg’s Letter…

I just wanted to direct you all to a remarkable letter that Ginsberg wrote to fellow (and senior) poet Richard Eberhart on May 18 1956.  Eberhart was preparing to write a piece on “Howl” and other work from the SF … Continue reading

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More on Whitman and Ginsberg

I wanted to comment on Catherine O’Hare’s post but I wanted to add some audio as well. Of course Allen Ginsberg felt a connection to the homosexual Whitman, but I think that there are other parts of Whitman as well … Continue reading

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