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Allen Ginsberg: Poet
Allen Ginsberg was born on June 3, 1927. While in high school, he discovered and fell in love with the poetry of Walt Whitman. But despite his interest in poetry his father wanted him to become a lawyer. So Ginsberg studied law at Columbia University, where he met many of his life-long friends and influences. His new group of friends didn't really encourage his studies, an ....
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.... writing were Kerouac and William Blake. This particular poem, America, was written in Berkley in 1956. Basically, "America" has 3 parts to it: Ginsberg questioning America, Ginsberg "rambling" on, and Ginsberg saying "I am America". I will also talk about Ginsberg's life, other authors interpretations of this poem and comments on Ginsberg. Ginsberg starts off "America" by questioning the country, as if it were an actual person, asking it why it is the way it i ....
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