Allen Ginsberg — "I saw the best minds of my generation destroyed by madness, starving hysterical …"

I saw the best minds of my generation destroyed by madness, starving hysterical naked.
Allen Ginsberg — Allen Ginsberg Modern · Howl, Beat poet

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Opening line of 'Howl', condemning societal repression.

Date: 1956

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