"Howl" By Allen Ginsberg

"Howl" was definitely a way for Ginsberg to express his disgust with the generation and its loss of creativity.  Though this poem was rather long it did in many ways show the creative side of Ginsberg and how expressive and free he could be within his writing. Ginsberg was able to create a different form of poetry with "Howl" by not following the typical form of a poem.  In many ways the form of "Howl" sent the message itself about how most people were conforming to the beliefs of society and how very few were choosing to follow the beat of their own drum.  In doing so Ginsberg was able to express his frustration with his genera ton and let all that disappointment and anger out.  He was able to let the reader see that the reason society was being destroyed was due to his generations own destruction caused by non other than the generation itself.  This entire poem was unique and very powerful but there was one thing that I did not care for.  Unfortunately Ginsberg view of women wasn't the greatest and it was definitely seen in "Howl" as Ginsberg describes women as nothing but an object used for pleasure.  Aside from that this poem, though quite different was an interesting read.