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Allen Ginsberg

Howl (unedited)

February 1956
Reed College

Howl (unedited)

This is the unedited original master recording of Allen Ginsberg’s poetry reading at Reed College in February 1956. The audio file includes the following:

  1. Ginsberg’s reading of seven poems prior to reading “Howl”;
  2. Ginsberg’s prefatory remarks before reading “Howl”;
  3. A gap (silence) near the end of Ginsberg’s reading of Part I, which is followed by his repetition of several previously-read lines as he moves to the conclusion of Part I;
  4. Several stanzas of Part II, followed by Ginsberg’s conclusory remarks after discontinuing his reading several stanzas into Part II.

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