No rest without love, No sleep without dreams of love - be … - Allen Ginsberg

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No rest
without love,
No sleep
without dreams
of love -
be mad or chill
obsessed with angels
or machines
the final wish
is love.

Allen Ginsberg

Howl and Other Poems · 2001 Verified in 1 source Sign up to see the complete provenance

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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

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No rest without love, No sleep without dreams of love - be mad or chill obsessed with angels or machines the final wish is love. - Allen Ginsberg

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