Allen Ginsberg

Irwin Allen Ginsberg ( /ˈɡɪnzbərɡ/; June 3, 1926 – April 5, 1997) was an American poet and one of the leading figures of the Beat Generation in the 1950s. He vigorously opposed militarism, materialism and sexual repression. Ginsberg is best known for his epic poem "Howl", in which he celebrated his fellow "angel-headed hipsters" and harshly denounced what he saw as the destructive forces of capitalism and conformity in the United States. This poe... More

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  • Jun 3, 1926

Date of death:

  • Apr 5, 1997 (age 70 years)

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  • Alan Ginsberg,
  • Irwin Allen Ginsberg,
  • Ginsberg, Allen,
  • Rabbi Buddha Ginsburg,
  • Rabbi Buddha Whitman

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