Lily Allen

This essay for first year writing students shows how a simple man made huge waves in the world of the arts with his beliefs of poetry. This simple man was William Carlos Williams. He was born in America as a Puerto Rican-American who then with hard work and determination became a well-practiced doctor. He however is better known for his works of poetry that challenged the traditional way of writing poetry. In Williams’s book of poetry, The Wedge, is prefaced by an introduction that introduces…

Then, just when Whitman thought his luck had turned and Leaves of Grass started selling well, his publisher went bankrupt and someone stole the printing plates of the third edition. That printer is believed to have pirated 100,000 copies of the book (“Walt Whitman”, 1998). Indeed, Whitman’s poetry did not gain much fame until after his death, but towards the end of his life he gained recognition in Europe (“Walt Whitman”, 2002). Nevertheless, “in the years following Whitman’s death, Leaves of…

Having said that, the influence of T.S. Eliot on Allen Ginsberg’s work resulted in a beneficial, but not quite happy influence, due to Ginsberg’s stand of anti-elitist writing (and therefore anti-Eliot). Ginsberg’s anti-elitist position allowed for him to revolutionize his work when compared to that of someone like Eliot, by way of challenging everything Eliot did in his writing. Ginsberg essentially made…

poem about your life? Well, a famous poet named Allen Ginsberg did just that when he wrote, "Howl and Other Poems" which became famous of his time and continue on till today. Allen Ginsberg’s famous poem, "Howl and Other Poems" conveys and portrays a message to an audience in which modern poetry and the Beat Movement on American literature was raw and revealing about the political and social views such as war, sexuality, and drugs. Allen Ginsberg was born in Newark, NJ, in 1926, he…

Adriana Ramirez March 17, 2017 English 146 March 14 & 16 Assignment 1. As an experiment to understand the aesthetic of the Beats, choose a long passage in On the Road and a dozen lines from Allen Ginsberg’s “A Supermarket in California.” Compare the sound and pace of both passages. Describe the similarities you hear. What might account for these similarities? In which ways might Howl and On the Road celebrate life? A passage adapted from On the Road reads: “My first impression of Dean was of…

What about Woody Allen? Do you think about Annie Hall, or maybe Hannah and Her Sisters? If any of these names or movies ring any bells, it’s probably not because those actors and directors been denounced by the film industry. In fact, the film industry routinely overlooks unethical actions and illegal behavior for the purpose of economic and social success. If you haven’t seen of the movie the Pianist, you’ve probably heard of it. It made $120.1…

There are many writers who have political undertones to their art, two poets who excel in their political statements are: Li Bo and Allen Ginsberg. From the collection of Li Bo’s poems, the poem that stands out as being related to politics is his poem “South of the Walls We Fought” in this poem he has a negative and exasperated view of his empires war. While Allen Ginsberg in his poem “America” seems frustrated about what he views as the injustices of the American government, particularly…

London William Blake S This poem is about the slums of London and how the people’s despair in these areas is at the fault of their government, a government that brings hopelessness to the people. P I explore the streets, Where the river Thames goes by, Every face I see is full of anguish, Anguish caused by weakness and despair. In every man’s cry, In every infant’s frightened screams, In every one who speaks, in every restriction, The mental shackles I hear. The chimney cleaners weep, The…

Walt Whitman claims to write for does not resonate with the America that we live in today. Allen Ginsberg calls out Walt on thinking of himself as “The modern man”, and discusses it in his poem “A supermarket in California”. Allen Ginsberg uses the setting and tone of “A Supermarket in California” as a means of mocking the basis of Walt Whitman’s poetic ideals and style. While describing the supermarket, Allen Ginsberg thoroughly mocks Walt Whitman’s style in the most modern way possible. He…

Throughout America’s history, writers/poets have contributed to what we now call the American voice. Their novels and poems have shaped Americans’ ideas and events. The American voice is a way for authors to come together and shape future generations of Americans to become “true” Americans. The American voice was shaped by events such as the end of isolationism in America. With this end, teens began to protest the “norms” of America- shaping the American voice of the 1950s-60s. Through the use…