Howl, and Other Poems | Quotes

Howl, and Other Poems Quotes

"I saw the best minds of my generation destroyed by madness, starving hysterical naked."
Howl, Part I, Pg. 9

"Who wandered around and around at midnight in the railroad yard wondering where to go, and went, leaving no broken hearts."
Howl, Part I, Pg. 11

"Who lounged hungry and lonesome through Houston seeking jazz or sex or soup, and followed the brilliant Spaniard to converse about America and Eternity, a hopeless task, and so took ship to Africa."
Howl, Part I, Pg. 12

"Who burned cigarette holes in their arms protesting the narcotic tobacco haze of Capitalism."
Howl, Part I, Pg. 13

"Who were burned alive in their innocent flannel suits on Madison Avenue amid blasts of leaden verse."
Howl, Part I, pg. 16

"Who drove crosscountry seventytwo hours to find out if I had a vision or you had a vision or he had a vision to find out Eternity."
Howl, Part I, Pg. 17