The Fall of America: Poems of These States 1965-1971
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The Fall of America: Poems of These States 1965-1971
By (Author) Allen Ginsberg
City Lights Books
City Lights Books
2nd January 2001
United States
Classifications
General
Non Fiction
811.54
Winner of National Book Awards (Poetry) 1974
Physical Properties
Paperback
188
Width 124mm, Height 157mm, Spine 15mm
184g
Description
National Book Award for Poetry, 1973
Beginning with "long poem of these States," The Fall of America continues Planet News chronicle tape-recorded scribed by hand or sung condensed, the flux of car bus airplane dream consciousness Person during Automated Electronic War years, newspaper headline radio brain auto poesy & silent desk musings, headline flashing on road through these states of consciousness. . . .
"[Ginsberg] is never negligible, and he is often (the only true test) unforgettable." Helen Vendler, New York Times Book Review
Allen Ginsberg (1926-1997) was an influential writer and poet during the 1950's Beat Generation and is best known for his poem "Howl."
Author Bio
Allen Ginsberg is also the author of Howl and Other Poems, which was originally published by City Lights Books in the fall of 1956.
