A look at Allen Ginsberg and the Beat Generation.

The Beat Generation was one of the first groups of the 20th century to come out of the norm in traditional literature and set a precedent for future writers. Allen Ginsberg was a great influence in the revolution in writing known as the Beat Generation. Allen Ginsberg was born on June 3rd, 1926 in Newark, New Jersey. His father, Louis, who was a schoolteacher and also a poet who was known for this word play, must …

…are ten armies! Moloch whose breast is a cannibal dynamo! Moloch whose ear is a smoking tomb! Moloch whose eyes are a thousand blind windows!..." (Miles 6). Allen Ginsberg is a true conqueror of new territories in the subject of literature. Many have read and written about him, and yet, he continues to be the topic of many conversations and discussions. Allen Ginsberg's poem "Howl" has inspired many other poets into following his style of writing.