Corrupter of Youth

Posted on May 8, 2008
Filed Under Philosophy, Poetry, Politics, Reading |

I’m still in a May Day mood & so thought I’d pass this link along, about Allen Ginsberg in Prague, May 1st 1965. That’s when he was crowned King of the May & the authorities decided that the poet was corrupting the fine socialist youth of the city. [Via the New Poetry email list.]

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  1. edward mycue on May 31st, 2008 11:27 am

    one of my longtime pals (since 1968 in denmark at the international people’s college in elsinore where we were roomed together 6 months) was prague born and was there then. michael always recounted it with great smiles. what happy times. ed