The prophetic poem that launched a generation when it was first published in 1965 is here presented in a commemorative hardcover editionThe landmark original publication of Allen Ginsbergamprsquos HOWL ampamp Other PoemsHOWL ampamp Other Poems the prophetic book that launched the Beat Generation was published by Lawrence Ferlinghetti at City Lights Books in 1956 Considered the single most influential work of postWWII United States poetry the City Lights edition of HOWL has remained in print for more than 60 years with well over 1000000 copies in printampnbspA strident critique of middleclass complacency consumerism and capitalist militarism HOWL also celebrates the pleasures and freedoms of the physical world including a tribute to homosexual love ampnbspIn addition to ampldquoHowlamprdquo poems in the book include ampldquoA Supermarket in Californiaamprdquo ampldquoSunflower Sutraamprdquo ampldquoAmericaamprdquo ampldquoIn the Baggage Room at Greyhoundamprdquo ampldquoTranscription of Organ Musicamprdquo and ampldquoWild Orphanamprdquo among othersampnbspA History of HOWLCity Lights founder Lawrence Ferlinghetti first heard Allen Ginsberg read ampldquoHowlamprdquo at the Six...
