It was the poem that defined a generation. "Howl," the defiantly gay manifesto that Allen Ginsberg read aloud for the first time at a Six Gallery public reading in San Francisco in 1955, railed ...

Debra Ginsberg isn't related to Allen, but the famous poet once told her she could say he was her uncle. As a high-schooler, Debra found "Howl"... I admit that my initial attraction to Allen Ginsberg ...

This year marks the 60th anniversary of Ginsberg's once-controversial poem. A group of musicians and actors put on a show in Los Angeles this week... I Saw The All-Stars Of Our Generation Honor Allen ...

James Franco delivers an impressive, beguilingly sensitive performance as the poet and Beat Generation avatar Allen Ginsberg in "Howl," a part-biopic, part-interpretation of the title poem. Written in ...

The Beat goes on, and on, and the romance associated with the post-war / pre-hippie writers of the '50s continues to obsess and intrigue. Although much Beat Generation writing has lost its critical ...

Allen Ginsberg's poetry is as much a celebration of the written word as it is a historical record. With the Voice of the Poet series by Randomhouse Audiobooks, Ginsberg's work comes to life on the ...