Allen Ginsberg

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Beat Generation writer activist human poet writer

Allen Ginsberg was an influential American poet and leading figure of the Beat movement, best known for his groundbreaking poem "Howl" and his role in 1950s–60s counterculture.

Aliases (2)

Ginsberg ×1
Irwin Allen Ginsberg ×1

Statements (50)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Beat Generation writer → activist → human → poet → writer →
associatedWith	Gregory Corso → Jack Kerouac → Neal Cassady → William S. Burroughs →
awardReceived	National Book Award for Poetry → National Book Award for Poetry for "The Fall of America" →
burialPlace	B'Nai Israel Cemetery, Newark, New Jersey, United States →
causeOfDeath	liver cancer →
countryOfCitizenship	United States of America →
dateOfBirth	1926-06-03 →
dateOfDeath	1997-04-05 →
educatedAt	Columbia College, Columbia University → Columbia University →
familyName	Ginsberg →
fullName	Irwin Allen Ginsberg →
gender	male →
genre	Beat poetry → confessional poetry → poetry →
givenName	Irwin →
influenced	Beat poets → Bob Dylan → Patti Smith →
influencedBy	Ezra Pound → Jack Kerouac → Walt Whitman → William Blake →
languageOfWorkOrName	English →
movement	Beat Generation → counterculture of the 1960s →
notableEvent	"Howl" obscenity trial →
notableWork	America → Howl → Kaddish → Sunflower Sutra →
occupation	poet → university teacher →
partner	Peter Orlovsky →
placeOfBirth	Newark, New Jersey, United States →
placeOfDeath	New York City, New York, United States →
politicalActivity	anti-war activism → free speech advocacy →
religion	Buddhism → Judaism →
sexualOrientation	gay →

Referenced by (33)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Arthur Rimbaud → Hart Crane → Jack Kerouac → Leaves of Grass → Neal Cassady → Walt Whitman →	influenced
Gregory Corso → Howl → Peter Orlovsky →	associatedWith
Howl → Kaddish →	author
Peter Orlovsky → William S. Burroughs →	influencedBy
hippie movement →	associatedWithFigure
Beatniks →	associatedWithPerson
Carlo Marx →	basedOn
Neal Cassady →	closeFriendOf
Peter Orlovsky →	coAuthorWith
Neal Cassady →	correspondedWith
Allen Ginsberg ("Ginsberg") →	familyName
Hotel Chelsea →	famousResident
No Direction Home: Bob Dylan →	featuresInterviewWith
No Direction Home →	featuresPerson
Allen Ginsberg ("Irwin Allen Ginsberg") →	fullName
Confessional poetry →	hasKeyFigure
Jewish American literature →	hasNotableAuthor
Beat Generation →	hasNotableMember
San Francisco Renaissance →	hasParticipant
On the Road →	inspiredBy
Carlo Marx →	isFictionalizedVersionOf
City Lights Bookstore →	notableAuthorPublished
Peter Orlovsky →	partner
Carlo Marx →	portrays