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WHEN ALLEN GINSBERG published "Howl" in 1956, the poem was dirty enough, and its author brash enough, to establish new standards of literary freedom...
Buyers of Ginsberg's book generally appreciated his adherence to the ideas he advocated in his earlier years...
...symbol of counterculture and the sense of rebellion against the establishment," said Allan Brison of Somerville, who said he is not an avid reader of poetry but simply likes what Ginsberg stands...
...However, Ginsberg did have his critics...
...never really liked his poetry, but I figured I'd get the book for posterity," said Bobbi Hugus of Boston after exchanging harsh words with Ginsberg. "Because he's a poet and can say 'ah' doesn't put him in the same category with Yeats and Keats...