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An Unsuspecting Notebook.: We are the Children of Men (My Howl)

By TreatInfamy 280 days ago from http://anunsuspectingnotebook.blogspot.com

When I started writing this poem, I set out with a goal to create something which measured up against Allen Ginsberg's Howl. If you have never heard of it, it's a massively-long epic poem from the Beat Generation. Written in the midst of the Vietnam War, it describes the turmoil and loss of the time.

I told myself that I was tired of writing inane, pointless poems about myself. I was tired of self-absorbed lamentations and other bullshit. I wanted to write something which really mattered. So here it is.

I do not know if I could ever measure up to the incredible ability of the masters of previous generations, but I hope that this poem leaves a mark somewhere, anywhere.

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