Collected Poems 1947-1980

This collection brings together three decades of Allen Ginsberg’s poetry, from 1947 to 1980, including his landmark City Lights volumes, rare pamphlets, and previously unpublished work. As a central figure of the Beat Generation, Ginsberg helped transform American poetry with open, spontaneous, and uncensored verse, most famously in Howl, Kaddish, and other defining poems of the era.

The poems reflect Ginsberg’s lifelong energy as a poet, political activist, and Buddhist practitioner, tracing themes of spiritual liberation, social protest, and personal reflection. Enhanced with illustrations, author’s notes, and supplementary materials, the volume presents not just individual poems but a unified body of work that profoundly shaped modern literature and culture.

Author: Allen Ginsberg

Publisher: HarperPerennial

Released Date: 1988

ISBN: 9780060914943