Whoever controls the media – the images – controls the culture. Allen Ginsberg
The only thing that can save the world is the reclaiming of the awareness of the world. That’s what poetry does. Allen Ginsberg
Poetry is not an expression of the party line. It’s that time of night, lying in bed, thinking what you really think, making the private world public, that’s what the poet does. Allen Ginsberg
My own experience is that a certain kind of genius among students is best brought out in bed. Allen Ginsberg