Allen Ginsberg Reading Howl (Part 2)

[@abedozier4212]

In my creative writing class I stumbled onto this when we were researching free verse poems and ive never known such a strong feeling compared to when i first read this

[@gypsyflameshowband1]

Fantastic poetry,filled with imagery, reality and above all humour.

[@rushofblood994]

This Moloch section is so powerful, Howl is so amazing to read, I absolutely love it.

[@Pestilentich]

The intensity he packs behind his voice when he reads his own poems is certainly empowering. I do not just hear the poem, I feel it. With my mind, body and soul, the electric energy captured on this tape runs through me like much like electricity.

[@Oscar301]

Always loved that line, "They broke their backs lifting Moloch to Heaven."

[@Hunterkey123]

Hearing the audience laughter makes me wonder how Ginsberg felt when reading this.

[@happynudge]

what a wonderful man

[@daniel2639]

"The whole boatload of sensitive bullshit" Genius. We listened to this whole things the other day in my American Literature course. This whole thing is just brilliant.

[@petelarose998]

One of the truly great poets and one of the greatest poems of all times Ted I sure was he in some of the other beat writers like Jack Kerouac we're still here

[@paulfreeman4900]

Box cars - box cars - box cars. Shakespearian!!!

[@nkj1336]

beatiful voice

[@bluesboy25000]

Allen Ginsberg perfection

[@abbyovitsky]

Moloch whose soul is oil and banks

[@petelarosa282]

Yes, while on the banks are more lock or Satan

[@barbarareich1251]

How do I reconcile my hatred for him and my appreciation for his poetry?

[@PtAltmVansanTarr]

According to the recent film, it took it's form from "Leaves of Grass"- Whitman. During the trial they used this to say that Ginsberg hadn't added anything to the world of Lit, therefore he had simply turned a classic poem into something obscene, that makes you feel as if you had "been dragged through the gutter."

[@toliveortodie13]

I can't tell if this is too intimate to listen to or too familiar to ignore. Nothing like the lament of Kaddish.

[@jorgep1]

thank you for the free mp3. Amazing poem!

[@jaheenfaruqueamin6503]

Red salute!

[@sentharia]

@OlesjVBilous It DOES have a structure, it is simply not based on traditional poetic form. It's a long line form that groups "thought clusters". It's a fascinating concept.

[@OscarRocabert]

When was this recorded? Where?

[@LupusYonder]

I need an opinion. Is it possible to learn this entire master piece by heart? (If you are not a savant).

[@magistersteveperkins]

Yes. I’ve done it.

[@LupusYonder]

@@magistersteveperkins it took me almost 2 years... time well spent

[@milthonmartinez1030]

@@LupusYonder woooooooow your'e still alive, 10 years bro, its a lot

[@OnlyTheTyrant]

@Yeah999Right I think if you really want to fully grok on Howl, write your own howl. Just make sure no one else reads it, cuz then they'll think you're weird and avoid you.

[@barriebrunsden]

at least we know where jim morrison got his stage presence from

[@abbyovitsky]

+god bless israel lol

[@ThePsychoPuppet]

He's trolling you, folks. Move along.

[@TheAlchemist718]

Bravo!

[@NGGSR]

Reading Howl is powerful. Hearing Ginsberg read it is so much more.

[@HolcombChristopher]

We need more Ginsberg's less trump and Hillary. Where have all the poets gone. I would even take a Shelly right now or Byron.

[@Starbuckanear2012]

Ginsburg would beat you unconscious for that kind of knee jerk, idiot comparison. The only "Trump and Hillary" we needed was the same sort as Napoleon and Wellington. Thank God Arthur Wellesley didn't have to deal with Twitter philosophers.

[@LeonardoBoiko]

textual Part II starts at 6:20

[@mellysingh]

@BJ219 me either..probably because i HAVE to do this for my paper not cuz i WANT to listen to this dude

[@MichaelMarko]

Read: I Celebrate Myself: The Somewhat Private Life of Allen Ginsberg . I think its a good bio., full of lots of nice moments and bits about relationships.

[@asgeirandersen]

superbe!!!

[@altaimountain]

boy it's long

[@LupusYonder]

@Jewlysses i did not get past the first half...let me know if you do.

[@AutumnMarlo]

JESUS, LOOK AT THE GUYS NOSE ON THE BOTTOM LEFT!

[@ajeyklg]

Loved it....... i'd like to recite my "Reclining Buddha" in this style !!! AJEY

[@punkrockefeller]

yes, & ppl in academics will mandate bieber 101 as part of their college curriculum.

[@bagel76]

ALLEN GINSBERG = GOD

[@JustinColavita]

denver denver denver denver and uh denver oh yeah denver bloop bloop bleep bleep denver lol

[@curtishummel9465]

besides, you should always enjoy the type of art that makes you think. Whatever it is. Just don't be condescending to those who enjoy different stuff.

[@bigman25plus25]

@thehalokiki absolutely correct!

[@TheMerlinOfAR]

@f2509p If you are a mad mind clawing at the walls of outrageous constipation, with bloody fingers, frantic to capture the light divine inside quartz crystal, then it might be possible. Time might better be spent trying to write a poem of your own though.

[@OnlyTheTyrant]

Moloch, dread Moloch. Whispers at all the edges of middle-class dreams. Moloch, bloodthirsty Moloch, creeps ever closer it seems. I saw Moloch in the mirror. Moloch everywhere. Gotta start taking those anti-psychotic meds again.

[@Yeah999Right]

to explain this most perfect or paradoxically imperfect of all poems to the person who said they could not undefstand it it is a metaphorical poem about all of allens friends troubled lifestyles from his mother with phamphlets of commnist propaganda to ! so its about strengt with our family and friends to bond and fight the fiends of every generation and should be in the bible essential reading(at least the poets bible) if you dont understand it read and read again .

[@curtishummel9465]

You overestimate yourself and underestimate this guy. He is now studied in schools. Justin is just like N-Sync and Backstreet boys of my generation. I think I have heard half of one of his songs and was not impressed. I'm much younger than a person who should be interested in Ginsberg, but still am. I barely know who Bieber is...in all honesty, I barely know who he is. Ginsberg has continued to be important to all generations for around 50 years. Bieber, barely known in about 2 years...

[@TheDaftMonk]

@AndyRiotRed Let us hope that youth has not been eaten by Saturn...

[@JJ-qc6lh]

6:20 moloch seqeunce

[@rd264]

not even one free beer

[@emericask8r130]

not even one free beer..

[@punkrockefeller]

maybe. but Justin is still alive &, unlike ginsburg & these freaks, he will stand the test of time.

[@IKB79]

do you really think he will be still relevant ten to twenty years from now?

[@laurarox80]

@AutumnMarlo lol woa.

[@mellysingh]

@OlesjVBilous I thought it was about his homosexuality

[@petelarosa282]

JESUS loves you.

[@barriebrunsden]

and he has the look of a vietnam veteran

[@Suburb_hell]

wtf is he saying?

[@punkrockefeller]

Ok. but w/o lsd-25 & other illegal hallucinogens, this guy has no practical application. with the exception of terminal academia of course.

[@curtishummel9465]

Go back to Justin Bieber.

[@barriebrunsden]

oh i dont,t think so ,as iam teetotal i just know a rambling pisshead when i hear one