The Beat Generation Ginsberg

In the 1950’s, Allen Ginsberg helped establish The Beat Generation with his poem “Howl.” The general public did not accept his ideology in the beginning. These days, he is known for exactly that. By ignoring the standard writing values of the time and using his style instead, Ginsberg created something new. Mainly focusing on politics, like The Vietnam War, and social injustice is what many believe led some people to read his poetry
Allen Ginsberg is best known as one of the founding fathers of The Beat Generation. He wanted to write poetry his own way. Ginsberg was not worried about what others would think of his poetry. His main goal was to be able to “speak” to people through his poetry and he did exactly that. His poetry focused on the political issues of the time. Some of his common topics include, The Vietnam War, gay rights, free speech and the corrupt American government (Famous Authors).
The Beat Generation holds a major place in post WWⅡ American culture (Poetry Foundation). Many believe that this generation was about making society more diverse. Their ideas stemmed from drugs, jazz or sex. People did not accept The Beat Generation when it was first introduced, since it was not “normal” they avoided
He was very Libertarian in nature, so he did not agree with The Vietnam War. Ginsberg created the term “Flower Power” to help promote peace and love. Protesting was something that he did very frequently. Ginsberg’s poem “America” explains what he though of America at the time. He did not think America was angelic, he saw it as the exact opposite. Homosexual people were greatly oppressed during the 1950’s; Ginsberg wrote many poems that included his opinion on this issue also. He was notably involved with many of the issues of the time. Almost all of Ginsberg’s poems have some sort of political opinion in them. Since Ginsberg was very Liberal many people attacked his ideals.(Poetry