{"product_id":"selected-poems-1947-1995-9780060933760","title":"Selected Poems 1947-1995","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAssembled by Allen Ginsberg, \u003cem\u003eSelected Poems 1947-1995\u003c\/em\u003e is the definitive collection of the best works of one of the most influential and revolutionary poets of the twentieth century.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAllen Ginsberg, famous for helping catalyze the Beat Generation, wrote poetry for more than fifty years. His innovative verse and provocative attitudes of spiritual, political, and sexual liberation inspired countless poets, musicians, and visual and performance artists worldwide, and helped shape several generations' views of the world.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eSelected Poems 1947-1995\u003c\/em\u003e commemorates Ginsberg's brilliant career as one of America's most distinguished poets. Here are well-known masterpieces such as the lyric \"Howl\" and the narrative \"Kaddish\" -- classic works of American literature -- as well as more recent gems, including the long dream poem \"White Shroud,\" the visionary \"After Lalon,\" and the political rock lyric \"The Ballad of the Skeletons,\" a song he recorded in 1996 with a stellar band that included Philip Glass, Lenny Kaye, and Paul McCartney.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Allen Ginsberg\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Harper Perennial\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/03\/2001\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 480\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.10lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.29h x 6.06w x 1.27d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780060933760\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eGinsberg, Allen:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAllen Ginsberg was a member of the American Academy of Arts and Letters as well as a winner of the National Book Award for Poetry. He was born in Newark, New Jersey, in 1926, and died in New York City in 1997.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Harper Perennial","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43110608175219,"sku":"9.78E+12","price":24.91,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/files\/img_1f78ed3a-8186-48a8-9ce3-58cd8e32c79f.jpg?v=1748981665","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/products\/selected-poems-1947-1995-9780060933760","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}