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The Fall of America: Poems of These States, 1965-1971
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Publisher City Lights Books
Publication date June 1, 1972
Binding Paperback
Book category Adult Non-Fiction
ISBN-13 9780872860636
ISBN-10 0872860639
Dimensions 0.50 by 4 by 6.25 in.
Weight 0.35 lbs.
Original list price $12.95
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National Book Award for Poetry, 1973


Beginning with "long poem of these States," The Fall of America continues Planet News chronicle tape-recorded scribed by hand or sung condensed, the flux of car bus airplane dream consciousness Person during Automated Electronic War years, newspaper headline radio brain auto poesy & silent desk musings, headline flashing on road through these states of consciousness. . . .

"[Ginsberg] is never negligible, and he is often (the only true test) unforgettable." — Helen Vendler, New York Times Book Review

Allen Ginsberg (1926-1997) was an influential writer and poet during the 1950's Beat Generation and is best known for his poem "Howl."




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9780872860636 | details & prices | 4.00 × 6.25 × 0.50 in. | 0.35 lbs | List price $12.95
About: National Book Award for Poetry, 1973Beginning with "long poem of these States," The Fall of America continues Planet News chronicle tape-recorded scribed by hand or sung condensed, the flux of car bus airplane dream consciousness Person during Automated Electronic War years, newspaper headline radio brain auto poesy & silent desk musings, headline flashing on road through these states of consciousness.

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