If I had a soul I sold it for pretty words If I had a body … - Allen Ginsberg

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If I had a soul I sold it
for pretty words
If I had a body I used
it up spurting my essence

Allen Ginsberg warns you
dont follow my path
to extinction

Allen Ginsberg

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Irwin Allen Ginsberg (3 June 1926 – 5 April 1997) was an American poet born in Newark, New Jersey. He was a central figure among Beat Generation writers. Ginsberg is best known for "Howl", a long poem about consumer society's negative human values.

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Birth Name: Irwin Allen Ginsberg

Alternative Names: Alan Ginsberg

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Thus, as the Buddha said to a lady who offered him a curse,the gift is returned to the giver when it is not accepted

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