Description

Description: Allen Ginsberg (1926-1997) inscribed and signed the bottom area of the cover of this July 1994 issue of The New Censorship, which contains a transcript of Ginsberg’s lecture on William Blake’s Auguries of Innocence from April 19, 1991 at the Naropa Institute. Ginsberg inscribed this issue to his longtime archivist and secretary, Jacqueline Gens, and dated the inscription: “7/17/94”.

11″ x 8 1/4″, 21 pages. Item #A01888

Ginsberg is remembered for being a leader of the Beat Generation in the 1950’s alongside other notable literary figures such as Jack Kerouac and William S. Burroughs. His infamous poem Howl (1956), which reflected Ginsberg’s homosexuality, became the subject of an obscenity trial which was ruled in Ginsberg’s favor. He also was a practicing Buddhist who took part in numerous non-violent political protests for controversial issues like the Vietnam War and the War on Drugs. His collection of poetry, The Fall of America, was awarded the U.S. National Book Award for Poetry in 1974, he was awarded the Robert Frost Medal in 1986, and his book, Cosmopolitan Greetings: Poems 1986-1992, was a finalist for the 1995 Pulitzer Prize.

Condition: A couple of stains on front wrap, otherwise very good condition with a clean interior and a bold signature.