Heims, Neil. frey50

Allen Ginsberg / Neil Heims ; Edited and Introduced by Leslea Newman - Philadelphia : Chelsea House Publishers, c2005. - xvii, 169 p. ; 24 cm. - Gay and lesbian writers .

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Origins -- Influences -- Catastrophe -- Beginning again -- Fame -- Poet/activist -- King of the May -- An uncarved block -- The last years.

Contains a biography of American poet Allen Ginsberg, author of "Howl, " and includes information on his academic life, the influences that shaped his writing, how he traveled the world, and became a political and cultural spokesman for a generation. Includes chronology and bibliography.

0791082245 9780791082249 (alk. paper)

9780791082249

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Ginsberg, Allen, 1926-1997.


Poets, American--20th century
Gay men--United States

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