tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14790591.post4705991350290316257..comments2023-11-05T02:59:27.283-08:00Comments on wordsandmusic: Beats...Rod Warnerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14812717242954233213noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14790591.post-39842947808224146342009-10-07T12:09:33.830-07:002009-10-07T12:09:33.830-07:00I used to know large chunks of Ginsberg's '...I used to know large chunks of Ginsberg's 'Howl' - and can still rattle off a fair bit of the first section - 'I saw the greatest minds of my generation destroyed by madness...' etcRod Warnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14812717242954233213noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14790591.post-38336934565143428172009-10-07T11:33:47.436-07:002009-10-07T11:33:47.436-07:00Hm, I got to read some more beat literature. And I...Hm, I got to read some more beat literature. And I should memorize a beat poet's poem, to balance for the Robert Frost poem that I can recite by heart. I'm certainly not a traditionalist like Frost, but "un-free" verse just is easier to memorize. (On the other hand I once could recite some free verse stuff of Bertolt Brecht, so this is no excuse.)Spring Dayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17503202669952653208noreply@blogger.com