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Allen Ginsberg & Che Guevara

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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.

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One comment for “Allen Ginsberg & Che Guevara”

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

    Posted by Catherine | May 7, 2009, 10:39 am

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