Journals Mid-Fifties, 1954-1958: Allen Ginsberg; Edited by Gordon Ball

by Allen Ginsberg

Book Overview

These journals offer an account of Ginsberg's emotional life: his homosexuality; his love affair with Peter Orlovsky; and the death of his mother. Rich in intimate detail and reflection, the journals provide an engaging portrait of one of the most influential American poets in the making.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0060167718
• ISBN13: 9780060167714
• Release Date: January 1995
• Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
• Length: 489 Pages
• Weight: 1.98 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.6" x 6.4" x 9.5"

Customer Reviews

A fascinating book with a fascinating form.

Reading Ginsberg's journals, one might wonder why he even bothered to make conventional page poetry. Here, his "first thought - best thought" advice is best seen in action. Dreams, questions, drafts, snippets of verse, travelogue, close observation and a bit of gossip mix together to create an organic thing, a real piece of Allen. A fascinating book with a fascinating form.