Book House Howl-In, Part 1

A reading of parts I and III of "The Poem That Changed America", Allen Ginsberg's "Howl (for Carl Solomon)". This event took place in Minneapolis, Minnesota on May 22nd, 2010, in the philosophy / theology section of the Book House in Dinkytown. Due to the success of this first time, we hope to make the Howl-In an annual event. For more information about Ginsberg and "Howl", check out these resources:
American Scream: Allen Ginsberg's "Howl" and the Making of the Beat Generation, by Jonah Raskin
"Notes Written on Finally Recording 'Howl.'" in Deliberate Prose: Selected Essays 1952-1995, by Allen Ginsberg
Dharma Lion: A Critical Biography of Allen Ginsberg, by Michael Schumacher
The Poem That Changed America: "Howl" Fifty Years Later, by Jason Shinder

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