Allen Ginsberg in London-Ah Sunflower.

Rare footge of Allen Ginsberg taken in London 1967 at the dialectics of liberation conference by Iain sinclair.

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[PorroFirst]

This should be added to the beginning of EVERY YouTube clip.

[celshader]

I am going to favorite this and watch it again next time I'm stoned.

[adrozemog]

I understood it for a split second and have to say, it was pretty amazing. I concur with @celshaer. Why aren't people like this on TV nowadays?

[Joe Biddle]

This is pretty trippy! lol. Nothin like some Ginsberg to end the day. I recently added a rare audio recording of an unreleased poem by Ginsberg. It's on my channel. It is definitely worth a look!

[jonny15584 .]

Thank you very much! We're all merely the product of our own said environments, and unfortunately, not much of anything else. I was rather fortunate in that I had professors who understood this and, made a gallant effort to educate us based upon a more worldly requisite of knowledge, rather than just another static version of some canonized curriculum. That allowed me to view these passages of culture free from all biased attitudes that would've otherwise clouded my overall interpretation.

[blissbite]

I love Allen Ginsberg. If it weren't for him, we'd all still be living in the oppressive G-rated-only era of Eisenhower. Because of this man's poetry, we've learned to evolve and express our inner souls trapped behind a wall of oppression and conformity. It is because of Allen that I'm not afraid to point out the bad things in the world to try to fix them with what talents I have. I don't care what any uptight official says.I love Ginsberg as I would love my family! He's my hero. RIP

[blissbite]

Well said, sir. I applaud your thorough explanation and understanding.

[willem1196]

He joined NAMBLA as a statement for freedom of expression. He also wrote an essay in 1994 in which he referred to NAMBLA "as a forum for reform of those laws on youthful sexuality which members deem oppressive, a discussion society not a sex club." Ginsberg expressed the opinion that the appreciation of youthful bodies has been a common theme throughout the history of culture and that laws regarding the issue needed to be more openly discussed. "to label pedophilia as criminal is ridiculous."

[jonny15584 .]

These moments of our lives pass seemingly inconsequential to our conscious minds, one moment at a time. We live in that singular moment, but are defined by it later on. The eloquent poetism of those singularity of moments is our defined individualized ART. The ONLY requirement of life is to live it under the proclamation of truth, avoiding dogma whenever possible. Allen Ginsberg instilled a construct of a defined self in the population.

[SmartStr33t]

lol

[Michael Tatt]

allen ginsberg hated gays and jews

[spd13062]

I have read enormous amounts of material on Ginsburg and have never come across any info that he was attracted to children....where does this BS come from? Allen liked MEN, he was not attracted to kids. That said, he smoked tons of pot over the years to be able to speak the way he does here. Go Allen!