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1957: "Howl" Is Not Obscene
Manage episode 243743286 series 2506877
Allen Ginsberg isn't on trial for writing the poem but another poet, Lawrence Ferlinghetti, is — for selling it at his City Lights Books. The hippest crowd that ever gathered at the Hall of Justice cheers the verdict.
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253 episodes
Manage episode 243743286 series 2506877
Allen Ginsberg isn't on trial for writing the poem but another poet, Lawrence Ferlinghetti, is — for selling it at his City Lights Books. The hippest crowd that ever gathered at the Hall of Justice cheers the verdict.
Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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