Allen Ginsberg

Allen Ginsberg

ActorWriterComposer
Born
June 3, 1926
Died
April 5, 1997

Louis Ginsberg, the moderate Jewish Socialist and his wife Naomi, who was a radical Communist and irrepressible nudist are the parents of Irwin Allen Ginsberg, the poet and man of many other things eg. actor. Poems he written eg. Howl, Six gallery, Sunflower Sutra ... His themes: drugs, against…

Biography

Louis Ginsberg, the moderate Jewish Socialist and his wife Naomi, who was a radical Communist and irrepressible nudist are the parents of Irwin Allen Ginsberg, the poet and man of many other things eg. actor. Poems he written eg. Howl, Six gallery, Sunflower Sutra ... His themes: drugs, against Vietnam War, politics, "beat generation", hippies, buddhism, ... In 1970 he met with a Tibetan guru and he accepted Trungpa Rinpoche as his personal guru. He created a poetry school 'Jack Kerouac School of Disembodied Poetics'. He has remained active, publishing poems, realising musical recordings. He published a book with his own photos.

Archive Footage

Power to the PeoplePower to the People(2026)as Self
Nova 78'Nova 78'(2025)as Self
Harley Flanagan: Wired for ChaosHarley Flanagan: Wired for Chaos(2024)as Self - Poet
One to One: John & YokoOne to One: John & Yoko(2024)as Self
Krishnas: Gurus. Karma. MurderKrishnas: Gurus. Karma. Murder(2023)as Self

Archive Sound

Rich Hall's California StarsRich Hall's California Stars(2014)as Self
America(2012)as Narrator
Rich Hall's Continental DriftersRich Hall's Continental Drifters(2011)as Self
Sekai gumi TV(2005)as Self
Chvála bláznivosti(2001)as Self

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