MP3 CD Format<\/b><\/p> A collection of recordings written and read by one of the greatest literary and cultural figures of the 20th. The collection is accompanied by a special 64 page booklet containing the poems.<\/p> Upon the release of his first published work, Howl and Other Poems (1956), Allen Ginsberg became the unlikely force of a movement that would change a generation: art, literature, sex, love, family and politics. None would ever be seen the same way again. The Beat Generation was born. And with it, the legend of the free\-spirited, rule\-breaking, brillian group of friends Ginsberg kept close\-\-Jack Keroac, William Burroughts, Gregory Corso and Neal Cassady.<\/p> Including Ginsberg\x26#8217;s two seminal works, Howl and Kaddish, as well as nearly two dozen other works, this collection celebrates a cultural icon who was of his time, ahead of his time, and whose legacy will transcend time. The collection includes such important works as:<\/p> Who Be Kind To, White Shroud, Footnote to Howl, Sunflower Sutra, America, Supermarket in California, My Sad Self, Wales Visitation, Sad Dust Glories, Plutonian Ode, My Green Automobile, Neal\x26#8217;s Ashes, Many Loves, The Names, September on Jessore Road, Father Death Blues, and more...<\/p> What makes this collection very special is the accompanying 64 page booklet featuring the text of the poems.<\/p> Allen Ginsberg (19261997) was a member of the American Academy of Arts and Letters as well as a winner of the National Book Award for Poetry. He was born in Newark, New Jersey.