Ginsberg

with the unjust and unfair power of capitalistic government, and the effects it has on people with less than perfect social standings, specifically during the time of the beat generation. The first part of the poem deals with various reasons why Ginsberg and his friend from the beat generation went metaphorically mad. The second part of the poem, which was written at a later time, has to deal with the unfair amount of power the government has, and what it does to people of lower social classes. And

the most influential poets in American history while Allen Ginsberg was and still is considered a leading figure of the Beat Generation. Both of these poets have similar poetic tendencies even though they were almost a century apart from each other. Walt Whitman helped to inspire many literary descendants ranging from writers to poets alike. One of his most famous poems is in his book, “Leaves of Grass”, called “Song of Myself”. Allen Ginsberg can be considered one of Walt Whitman’s literary descendants

stanza that Ginsberg writes throughout every single one of the poems is fueled with intentionality, and is used very purposefully to achieve a greater meaning. The entire collection is an allegory, Ginsberg publishes it in 1956, a time period

and around the 1950s Allen Ginsberg, along with several other great poets interested in changing social consciousness and defying conventional writing, became known as the Beat generation. Beat poetry focuses on the battle against social conformity and literary tradition. These Beat poets, known for their unconventional lifestyle, unorthodox political views, rowdy behavior, and experimental drug use, caused a lot of controversy. In Ginsberg’s Howl and Other Poems, Ginsberg employs a particularly confrontational

unexplainable to something understood by others. A poem is not just a medium of escape, it is an extension of the poet’s psyche as their experiences and knowledge of their world is what helps them craft and define the shape of their work. Howl, by Allen Ginsberg is an example of how a “turning loose of emotion” becomes not just an escape of emotion, but an expression for his critiques against the American Society in the 1950’s. Throughout the collection of poems, the minimal use of poetic conventions

the conscious mind and can relate profound meaning regarding the human condition or the state of society. In his poem “HOWL”, Alan Ginsberg attempts to comment on the state of modern society and its effects on the “best minds” and “angel-headed hipsters” as the hipsters become crushed under a force collectively termed Moloch from which the only escape is madness. Ginsberg introduces the protagonists of his story in Part I of the poem. They are the “best minds” and “angel-headed hipsters” of his generation

Allen Ginsberg in his work, “Howl” tries to present a social commentary and a revolution. Allen presents the struggle of the time when social pressures were quickly building up, and a revolution was necessary which would free people from all forms of oppression. Allen presents his experiences which is an encounter with his friend whom he met in a mental institution. Allen uses several literary techniques to present the insanities in life and how people continue to struggle with it in life which ends

tradition (Britannica). It is a Buddhist manuscript that teaches a moral. Allen Ginsberg and Gary Snyder both incorporated both of these styles into their writings “Sunflower Sutra” and “Smokey the Bear Sutra” respectfully. By analyzing these poetry styles of Ginsberg, and Snyder there are different themes that reflect their historic and social consciousness. Zen Buddhism was an inspiration for Ginsberg’s “Sunflower Sutra.” Ginsberg was born on June 3, 1926, in Newark, New Jersey. He was born the son of

more ambiguous meanings when Ginsberg first introduces the term as a metaphor in part one: “Who burned cigarette holes in their arms protesting the narcotic haze of Capitalism” (31). Here, not only does Ginsberg take a stance against capitalism, capitalism itself becomes something that is ubiquitous, a fog-like entity that enters the lungs of air breathers everywhere. It is endowed with an addictive quality. This initial use of the term capitalism suggests that Ginsberg and his friends understand that

Born in Newark in 1926, Allen Ginsberg would grow up to be one of America’s most influential and controversial poets. This can be seen in poems like “America” and “Super Market in California”. In these poems, Ginsberg uses free verse poetry and a constant flow of ideas to make his point. This constant flow of ideas can especially be seen in America, as Caitlin Stanley referred to it as “spontaneous composition” to come up with almost a list of grievances. He is able to reflect his controversial positions