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Originally Posted by MellySingsDoom
I'm not wildly hot on poetry, to be honest, but a v recent convo with Sir Sarram has made me think about Allen "Yes, Him With The Beard" Ginsberg - is he really deserving of his "legendary" reputation? I would say that whilst I am rather a fan of some of his work (mainly the earlier stuff), I would also say that he's foisted a hell of a lot of literary tosh on the world too. What say you good people?
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Much like Kerouac, Ginsberg's work screamed for editing. Gems hidden among
line after line of insignificance.