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Allen Ginsberg: The Most Influential Poet

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Allen Ginsberg is known as one of the most influential poets, he was a key founder to to the Beat movement, and is very well known for his literary piece called “Howl.” He was born June 3, 1926, in Newark, New Jersey, and spent his life growing up in the city of Paterson. When Ginsberg was in highschool, he became eager to pursue a career of writing, which lead him to receive a scholarship at Columbia University. At Columbia University, he became friends with William Burroughs, Jack Kerouac, and Neal Cassady who all became leading figures in the Beat movement. They were all interested in the street life of Paterson, and found inspiration in the culture that surrounded it. All of them encouraged a break from customary traditions so they supported
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