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Allen Ginsberg class, On writing poetry, July, 1984.

by: Ginsberg, Allen

Publication date: 1984-07-02

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Second half of an Allen Ginsberg class on writing poetry. He begins by referring to William Carlos Williams's exhortation, "No ideas but in things," comparing it to Chogyam Trungpa Rinpoche's statement that "Things are symbols of themselves." He reads from Shakespeare's poetry to illustrate his point. During the lecture, Ginsberg also touches on Haiku, Kerouac, and other topics. (Continued from 84P022)

Addeddate: 2006-03-30 04:03:19

Boxid: OL100020212

Event: class

Identifier: Allen_Ginsberg_class_On_writing_poetry_July_1984_84P023

Naropa_identifier: 84P023

Run time: 0:44:41

Taped by: Jack Kerouac School of Disembodied Poetics

Year: 1984

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Reviewer: Blank - - October 12, 2008
Subject: delicate, mostly williams

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