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This is the Conversation Forum for Why books get banned -or- 'Free People Read Freely' << I wanna sit in YOUR library! Bravo !!! >> Subject: GINSBERG SHOULD BE HERE! Posted Feb 10, 2000 by Irving Washington -- Inhabitant of a full house.   Posting 1 I personally think that any list of banned books is incomplete without Howl by Allen Ginsberg. It was a subject of a huge trial and everything. It's easy to see why, but the FBI still shouldn't have tried to stop it's distribution by seizing all those copies... ~Irving Read the First Reply to this Posting Subject: GINSBERG SHOULD BE HERE! Posted Feb 17, 2000 by bludragon, aka the Dragon Queen of Damogran This is a reply to this Posting   Posting 2 And don't start me on all the things that could not be published in the US during the 50s... Personal recollection: While I am not a very well-traveled person, I did make it to San Francisco. Unfortunately it was well after the 50s-60s. However, one of the highlights of my trip was the chance to go to City Lights Bookstore, where I purchased HOWL by Allen Ginsberg. I still have the copy. I then went to the bar next door and drank in the atmosphere of the place where they all used to spend so much of their time. Another personal recollection: Jack Kerouac's mother lived in Grosse Pointe Park, Michigan. There was a period in his adult life when he 'crashed' at her place for a year or two. The bar he chose to frequent was the Rustic Tavern. It still exists with [from the look of it] much of the same atmosphere as when Kerouac dropped in. I frequently drop in for a beer, and discuss Kerouac with the jack-a-lope that is mounted above the bar. [You can tell it is 'cool', man, 'cause it has sunglasses on.] }:=8 PS and I completely missed Paris in the 30s. darn! Conversation list Most of the content on h2g2 is created by h2g2's Researchers, who are members of the public. The views expressed are theirs and unless specifically stated are not those of the BBC. The BBC is not responsible for the content of any external sites referenced. In the event that you consider anything on this page to be in breach of the site's House Rules, please click on the relevant button to alert our Moderation Team. Conversation list

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