Allen Ginsberg To My Sad Self Analysis

The absolute genius of Allen Ginsberg doesn’t need to be sought for long before it is found in his poems. Classics such as The Blue Angel, My Sad Self, War Profit Litany, Nagasaki Days, Paterson, To Aunt Rose, and Sphincter all display the masterful craft Ginsberg has honed. Yet, in order for one to understand his work, one must examine his life. Born in Newark, NJ in 1926 to a Jewish family, which greatly influenced his life. His father was a gifted scholar and amateur poet. He frequently encouraged his son to read poetry, and the young Ginsberg was influenced greatly by Walt Whitman. His mom, however, had a very different influence on his life. She had an undiagnosed psychological illness, and as a result was perhaps different than those around Ginsberg. She was a member of the …show more content…
He uses “To Frank O’Hara” in My Sad Self, “For Michal Brownstein and Dick Gallup” in Nagasaki Days, “To Ezra Pound” in War Profit Litany, and finally “To my Dear Aunt Rose” in Aunt Rose. This technique is very interesting. It feels as though this gives the poem more of a personal touch, despite the fact that it isn’t addressed to anyone who would be reading it. I think this technique is easy to adapt, because it is consistent, while having …show more content…
He uses the right language to portray the crude meaning of his words, while honestly opening himself up sexually. Similarly, the poem Blue Angel has even more powerful homosexual imagery. In it, he writes about how she was the only one who accepted him at first and how his first curious experiences were with her. His homosexuality is vital to his work, and therefore it cannot be imitated without proper attention to that