
Truthfully, I’m kind of at a loss here.
I mean, really, what am I supposed to say about this? I’m stunned.
I wasn’t even looking for Che when his name and his — ah-hem — private parts popped up.
Here’s the story . . .
I’m at the library, doing some research on the American poet, Allen Ginsberg.
This research had nothing, absolutely nothing, to do with Che Guevara.
Instead, I was seeking haiku written by Ginsberg. Thinking I’d kill a bunch of birds with one stone, I had reserved a huge anthology of his work. The library sent a message saying the book was in, so I went there to check it out.
It was called “Collected Poems 1947-1980.”
This particular poem was titled “Who Will Take Over The Universe?”
It was the first poem in a section titled “Planet News: To Europe and Asia,” which was a bunch of poems penned during Ginsberg’s travels.
I’m pretty sure Ginsberg didn’t have any first-hand knowledge about what was inside Che’s underwear, or Castro’s for that matter. Rather, I think, he was making a ballsy (pun intended) comment about the leadership style of the two men.
Nonetheless — oh la la.





That is funny, but quite intriguing that you discovered that.