ALLEN GINSBERG

I became familier with the name of Allen Ginsberg at the beginning of my senior high-school.I was a big fan of Sunil's novels in those days.Probably I found the reference of Ginsberg in one of his nonfiction,so far as I can remember.I read a lot about Beat generation in my 18,so it was very easy for me to get myself addicted with Ginsberg or Kerouc at that time.But as a matter of fact, my home town was very inconvenient for a 18 years old HOWL-maniac,who is lookin' for SUNFLOWER SUTRA at A SUPERMARKET IN CALIFORNIA.So it made me hunting around here and there to find out the Beatnic legends.Once,in a hot summer evening I found another hot spice,"sobir deshe,kobitar deshe",by Sunil,whichI bought instantly and later I found Ginsberg again with his creazy work"AMERICA".I have been introduced with his magnificent works from his not so famous work,"SEPTEMBER ON JESSOR ROAD",as it was written about my country,it's very well-known there.And even there are some people in my country know him just as the author of that poem. So,when I read,

"America I've given you all and now I'm nothing.

America two dollars and twentyseven cents January 17, 1956.

I can't stand my own mind.

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America, Go fuck yourself with your atom bomb.

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I thougt I've born in a wrong time!Too late,I am !!

After passing a long span of different dreams,recently,I've become a 'Ginsberg fan' from a completely different angle of vision.I realized that,I'm still a street hunter and Ginsberg will give me company a little more,while walkin' on my dream-route.

Stand up against governments,

against God.

Stay irresponsible.

Say only what we know & imagine.

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First thought, best thought.

Mind is shapely, Art is shapely.

Maximum information, minimum number of syllables.

Syntax condensed, sound is solid.

Intense fragments of spoken idiom, best.

Move with rhythm, roll with vowels.

Consonants around vowels make sense.

Savour vowels, appreciate consonants.

Subject is known by what she sees.

Others can measure their vision by what we see.

Candour ends paranoia.

(COSMOPOLITAN GREETINGS)