Renowned Poet Of The Beat Generation, Allen Ginsberg, Appears At A Reading And Performance In Jerusalem, Israel, On January 22, 1988. Born Jewish And A Practicing Buddhist, Ginsberg Gained Recognition For His Epic Poem, `Howl.` He Was An Open Homosexual And Was A Creative Non-Conformist Opposing Militarism, Imperialism, And The Vietnam War. He Died From Liver Cancer At 70 In 1997.

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