Curated OER
Allen Ginsberg: Poetry and Politics
Students explore the poetry of Allen Ginsberg. They read and analyze poems by Allen Ginsberg, conduct Internet research, collect examples of art of the 60s, and create a presentation.
Curated OER
Howl Questions
In this reading comprehension instructional activity, students respond to 5 short answer and essay questions based on the poem "Howl," by Allen Ginsberg.
Curated OER
Howl Theme of Madness
In this reading comprehension instructional activity, students respond to 4 short answer and essay questions based on themes in Howl. Students may also complete their choice of 3 reading activities suggested.
Curated OER
Howl Theme of Rules and Order
In this reading comprehension worksheet, students respond to 4 short answer and essay questions based on themes in Howl. Students may also complete their choice of 2 reading activities suggested.
Curated OER
Howl Theme of Freedom and Confinement
In this reading comprehension worksheet, students respond to 4 short answer and essay questions based on themes in Howl. Students may also complete their choice of 2 reading activities suggested.
Curated OER
Howl Theme of Visions of America
For this reading comprehension worksheet, students respond to 4 short answer and essay questions based on themes in Howl. Students may also complete their choice of 2 reading activities suggested.
Annenberg Foundation
Annenberg Learner: American Passages: Poetry of Liberation
This unit examines poetry of the postmodernism period, focusing on the Beat Movement, Black Arts Movement, feminism, and other related movements and periods in recent literary history. An extensive list of authors, time line, video, and...
National Gallery of Art
National Gallery of Art: Gemini Artist Workshop 1966 1996
An invaluable site showing works and discussing artists who were part of the Gemini Artist Workshop. Artist include David Hockney, Andy Warhol, Nancy Kienholz and over 50 others.
Bibliomania
Bibliomania: Walt Whitman
Biographical note on Walt Whitman that discusses his verse form, his life, and the influence of his poetry. Includes link to Leaves of Grass.
Other
Famous New Jerseyans
Provides a list of famous writer, artists, and other well known people from the state of New Jersey. Click on the name under the picture to find out more about that person.
Annenberg Foundation
Annenberg Learner: American Passages: Poetry of Liberation: Allen Ginsberg
Poet Allen Ginsberg is featured in this brief biography for his literary contributions to the Beat movement. See "Allen Ginsberg Activities" for related resources.
PBS
Pbs: Allen Ginsberg: Poetry and Politics
This site is a lesson about the poet Allen Ginsberg. Read his poems, read about the work of other writers in the Beat movement, and investigate the larger social and political climate in which they lived.
Academy of American Poets
Poets.org: Allen Ginsberg
Poets.org provides a brief biographical overview of Allen Ginsberg including information on his life and links to selected poems. A column of links to additional reading information on Ginsberg is also provided.
Encyclopedia Britannica
Encyclopedia Britannica: Beat Movement
This encyclopedia entry surveys the Beat movement in American literature and culture during the 1950s and early 1960s, which was personified by such writers as Jack Kerouac, Allen Ginsberg, and William S. Burroughs.
Georgetown University
Georgetown University: Lawrence Ferlinghetti
This site, which is provided for by Georgetown University, gives a guide to discussing Lawrence Ferlinghetti and the various aspects of his writing in the classroom.
University of Pennsylvania
Personal: Allan Ginsberg Article by Herbert Mitgang
This personal site offers an article written by Herbert Mitgang. The article was an overview on how the FBI and other agencies harassed and targeted Ginsburg and other authors it deemed "potentially dangerous".
Other
Allan Ginsberg's "In Back of the Real"
This site offers the text to the poem IN BACK OF THE REAL by Allan Ginsberg.
PBS
Pbs American Masters: Scientific American: Allen Ginsberg
A biography of Allen Ginsberg, a leading poet and driving force of the Beat generation.
Academy of American Poets
Poets.org: "A Supermarket in California" by Allen Ginsberg
Contains an audio recording and full text of the poem "A Supermarket in California" by Allen Ginsberg.
PBS
Pbs: American Masters: The Source
The PBS show 'The Source' looks at the lives and works of Allen Ginsberg, Jack Kerouac and William Burroughs, three writers largely credited with leading the way in developing new forms of writing during the rise of the 'Beat'...
Other
Allan Ginsberg: Text to Song
This site offers the text to the poem SONG by Allan Ginsberg. Check it out!
Other
Allan Ginsberg: Part I of Howl
This site contains the text to only part I of the poem HOWL, by Allan Ginsberg.