Photography by Michiel Hendryckx
Stranded on a deserted island, you have been granted but one wish before perpetual perdition. You would want one thing, and one thing only, and that’s Allen Ginsberg’s soul wrenching poetry. In the archives of The University of Arizona Poetry Center, the Beat poet reads from Howl, Kaddish, and Reality Sandwiches, in addition to describing his writing process and sharing unpublished excerpts. If not for survival, this reading from ‘69 deserves your full devotion, for there is nothing quite as majestic as the naked self expression of a soul like Ginsberg’s. Enjoy!