Allen Ginsberg as a contemporary romantic
Allen Ginsberg did not only inspire the new generation of poets who called themselves the Beats but was, also, considered the main figure in the rebellion movements of his time. Ginsberg created his own conception of poetry and art that was very different from the traditional understanding. He spoke in his poems from his unrestricted heart and the general impression was that he speaks for his audience (Sanders, 34). Even though the poet represented the voice of the civilized nation, he was separated from society that he lived in. The world was like a prison for Ginsberg because of great materialism and industrialism which were the consequences of the scientific progress and the special framework of culture that was within the certain limits (McNelly, 77). Materialistic values of the American society that alienated individuals were ironically described in Ginsberg's poems. He condemned the social structure and the instruments which created images in the society.
Ginsberg saw himself as a prophet in his country. In one of his writings the poet describes that he could hear the voice of Blake and experience new perception of the world (Ginsberg, 122). He felt like all of the sudden the whole universe started to have a different meaning for him. Thus, Ginsberg understood that he was born to become a visionary poet: "Anyway, my first thought was this was what I was born for, and the second thought, never forget-never forget, never renege, never deny. Never deny the voice - ..., don't get lost mentally wandering in other spirit worlds or American or job worlds or advertising worlds...But the spirit of the universe was what I was born to realize"(Ginsberg, 123). Ginsberg's goal was to communicate his vision of the world to others and to liberate people from their prison of daily life, mundane worries and materialistic dreams.
The early poems of Ginsberg remind some pie...