The Fall of America: Poems of These States 1965-1971 (edition 1972)

by Allen Ginsberg

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"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. . . ."--Jacket.… (more)

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Title:	The Fall of America: Poems of These States 1965-1971
Authors:	Allen Ginsberg
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The Fall of America: Poems of These States 1965-1971 (City Lights Pocket Poets Series) by Allen Ginsberg

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This is the next book I buy. I borrowed a copy from a friend at work and was a bit put off by the rambling and lack of structure. I listened to Ginsberg read some of his poetry and then everything made sense.

I have gotten much better at "getting" best poetry since I first read this book. 2016 is the 60th anniversary of the publishing of The Howl and Other Poems. I imagine it will be a fairly big deal as I already have two ARCs for Ginsberg books to be published in 2016.

Ginsberg manages to combine bits of everything in his work -- beat friends, Judaism, antiestablishment, homosexuality, and vulgarity. A shock for the times, but mild by today's standards.

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Collected Poems 1947-1997 by Allen Ginsberg

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"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. . . ."--Jacket.

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