Poetry is the one place where people can speak their original human mind. It is the outlet for people to say in public what is known in private. – Allen Ginsberg
Democracy! Bah! When I hear that word I reach for my feather Boa! – Allen Ginsberg
When you notice something clearly and see it vividly, it then becomes sacred. – Allen Ginsberg
Poetry is not an expression of the party line. Its that time of night, lying in bed, thinking what you really think, making the private world public, thats what the poet does. – Allen Ginsberg