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."
| ISBN: | 9780872860636 |
| Publication date: | 13th July 1972 |
| Author: | Allen Ginsberg |
| Publisher: | City Lights Books |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 188 pages |
| Series: | City Lights Pocket Poets Series |
| Genres: |
Poetry Colonialism and imperialism Political control and freedoms |