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"for Allen Ginsberg" by X J Kennedy (poetry reading)

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Uploaded by on Jul 28, 2011

an elegy for Allen Ginsberg

Ginsberg, Ginsberg, burning bright,
Taunter of the ultra right,
What blink of the Buddha's eye
Chose the day for you to die?

Queer pied piper, howling wild,
Mantra-minded flower child,
Queen of Maytime, misrule's lord
Bawling, Drop out! All aboard!

Finger-cymbaled, chanting Om,
Foe of fascist, bane of bomb,
Proper poets' thorn-in-side,
Turner of a whole time's tide,

Who can fill your sloppy shoes?
What a catch for Death. We lose
Glee and sweetness, freaky light,
Ginsberg, Ginsberg, burning bright.

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  • What a wonderful and deep voice of a wonderful tribute poem.

  • A reminder of the loss his death won so expertly done

  • Excellent, thank you for the reading Tom.

  • ...nice...

  • What a fine poem! Just wondering, spoken verse, what do you think of Ginsberg's poetry?

  • Nice take-off of Blake's Tyger!

  • Oh you angel headed hipster! Great thanks!

  • I enjoyed the poem and the reading

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