Howl on Trial - by Bill Morgan (Paperback)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br>To celebrate the 50th anniversary of "<Howl and Other Poems," with nearly one million copies in print, Morgan presents the story of editing, publishing, and defending Allen Ginsberg's landmark poem within a broader context of obscenity issues and censorship of literary works.<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br><p>To celebrate the 50th anniversary of <em>Howl and Other Poems, </em> with nearly one million copies in print, City Lights presents the story of editing, publishing and defending Allen Ginsberg's landmark poem within a broader context of obscenity issues and censorship of literary works.</p><p>This collection begins with an introduction by publisher Lawrence Ferlinghetti, who shares his memories of hearing <em>Howl</em> first read at the 6 Gallery, of his arrest and of the subsequent legal defense of <em>Howl</em>'s publication. Never-before-published correspondence of Ginsberg, Ferlinghetti, Kerouac, Gregory Corso, John Hollander, Richard Eberhart and others provides an in-depth commentary on the poem's ethical intent and its social significance to the author and his contemporaries. A section on the public reaction to the trial includes newspaper reportage, op-ed pieces by Ginsberg and Ferlinghetti and letters to the editor from the public, which provide fascinating background material on the cultural climate of the mid-1950s. A timeline of literary censorship in the United States places this battle for free expression in a historical context.</p><p>Also included are photographs, transcripts of relevant trial testimony, Judge Clayton Horn's decision and its ramifications and a long essay by Albert Bendich, the ACLU attorney who defended <em>Howl</em> on constitutional grounds. Editor Bill Morgan discusses more recent challenges to <em>Howl</em> in the late 1980s and how the fight against censorship continues today in new guises.</p><p/><br></br><p><b> About the Author </b></p></br></br><p>Bill Morgan is a painter and archival consultant working in New York City. He is the author of <em>The Beat Generation in San Francisco: A Walking Tour of Jack Kerouac's City</em> and a new biography of Allen Ginsberg, <em>I Celebrate Myself</em>.</p>
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