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Allen Ginsberg Poetry Workshop April 11, 1985: Class 4

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Title	Allen Ginsberg Poetry Workshop April 11, 1985: Class 4
Performer(s)	Ginsberg, Allen
Subject 1	Poetry, Modern--20th century.
Abstract	Allen Ginsberg Poetry Workshop, April 11. 1985. Ginsberg has the students stand and give spontaneous haikus. Then he gives in-class writing assignments. Ginsberg discusses the exercises in terms of heaven/earth/man or ground/path/fruition from haiku and nature of mind from Buddhist philosophy.
Content	Ginsberg is discussing thoughts and a specific writing form. 02:05 Students say spontaneous haikus using Ginsberg’s prompts. 22:30 Ginsberg talks about first thought and scanning what we say. 26:50 Students resume spontaneous haikus. 39:45 Ginsberg talks about Kerouac. 41:20 Students continue. 44:40 Ginsberg talks about working with one’s mind. 47:05 Students continue. 1:00:30 Ginsberg introduces the next exercise. It is a four line written piece. 1:12:15 Ginsberg calls on students to read their poems. 1:39:38 Tape ends mid-sentence. Begins again; Ginsberg explains the exercises are to promote transcription of the mind. Formulas for observing the mind. 1:40:35 Ginsberg talks about heaven/earth/man, ground/path/fruition idea of poetry. 1:46:00 Ginsberg ends class. 1:46:42 Tape ends.
Type of Event	workshop
Date Recorded	1985-04-11
File Format	.mp3
Performance Length	01:46:42
Rights Notes	Copyright release given to Naropa University for the purposes of preservation, marketing and educational use. All other rights reserved to individual performers.
Department	Writing
Original Format	Audio cassette
Tape Order	5 of 7
Publisher	Allen Ginsberg Library and Naropa University Archives
Type	Sound
Language	eng
File Name	85P008.mp3

Allen Ginsberg Poetry Workshop April 11, 1985: Class 4

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