02-05-2016, 11:51 PM
Thanks milo. The ever vigilant!
As Leanne knows the guy and didn't say anything, and there was no indication in the OP that this wasn't the complete poem I thought what was presented was the whole poem and saw no reason to look it up.
If the whole had been provided, Sir Weed-A-Lot, I would have directed you to Beat poetry right off. Geez
Oh BTW Leanne, I was catching up on some older threads that happened whilst I was away. Thanks for the notice of the "Howl" animation. I thought the animation was very "Ralph Bakshi" like, very enjoyable. I'm not sure it went very far in terms of explication in terms of the poem and in some instances it was distracting, but just the visuals were great. How the poem ever got popular with Ginsberg reading it I'll never know, but I guess he did not sound so odd where he was doing his readings. I have always just read it with the voice in my head, and the difference between the two is quite jarring. I obviously had never heard Ginsberg read the poem and although I have seen many clips of him, I'm not sure I have ever heard him. That is of course assuming the voice reading the poem is his, which I do not know why it would not be. I guess my point is, I had read articles about how powerful his readings were, and how changed people were after hearing him read "Howl"; powerful would not be how I would describe it. Still it does not diminish my admiration for the poem, or for Ginsberg himself. Regardless, thanks, I enjoyed it.
dale
As Leanne knows the guy and didn't say anything, and there was no indication in the OP that this wasn't the complete poem I thought what was presented was the whole poem and saw no reason to look it up.
If the whole had been provided, Sir Weed-A-Lot, I would have directed you to Beat poetry right off. Geez
Oh BTW Leanne, I was catching up on some older threads that happened whilst I was away. Thanks for the notice of the "Howl" animation. I thought the animation was very "Ralph Bakshi" like, very enjoyable. I'm not sure it went very far in terms of explication in terms of the poem and in some instances it was distracting, but just the visuals were great. How the poem ever got popular with Ginsberg reading it I'll never know, but I guess he did not sound so odd where he was doing his readings. I have always just read it with the voice in my head, and the difference between the two is quite jarring. I obviously had never heard Ginsberg read the poem and although I have seen many clips of him, I'm not sure I have ever heard him. That is of course assuming the voice reading the poem is his, which I do not know why it would not be. I guess my point is, I had read articles about how powerful his readings were, and how changed people were after hearing him read "Howl"; powerful would not be how I would describe it. Still it does not diminish my admiration for the poem, or for Ginsberg himself. Regardless, thanks, I enjoyed it.
dale
How long after picking up the brush, the first masterpiece?
The goal is not to obfuscate that which is clear, but make clear that which isn't.
The goal is not to obfuscate that which is clear, but make clear that which isn't.