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text of Ginsberg's "A Supermarket in California"

text of Ginsberg’s “A Supermarket in California”

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text: poem or poems
Ginsberg performs "A Supermarket in California"

Ginsberg performs “A Supermarket in California”

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text-audio alignment of Ginsberg's "A Supermarket in California"

text-audio alignment of Ginsberg’s “A Supermarket in California”

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discussion of Ginsberg's "A Supermarket in California"

discussion of Ginsberg’s “A Supermarket in California”

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video: primary poem discussion
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further discussion of Ginsberg's "A Supermarket in California" (2019)

further discussion of Ginsberg’s “A Supermarket in California” (2019)

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video: further poem discussion
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further discussion of Ginsberg's "A Supermarket in California" (2020)

further discussion of Ginsberg’s “A Supermarket in California” (2020)

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video: further poem discussion
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Allen Ginsberg's "Celestial Homework"

Allen Ginsberg’s “Celestial Homework”

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text: criticism or other
Eileen Myles on teaching Ginsberg's "Howl"

Eileen Myles on teaching Ginsberg’s “Howl”

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text: criticism or other
A discussion of Vinograd's "Why I write poetry" at a ModPo meet-up in Tokyo

A discussion of Vinograd’s “Why I write poetry” at a ModPo meet-up in Tokyo

Alonna writes: “This is how Olga and I began discussing Julia Vinograd’s “Why I Write Poetry” at a ModPo meetup in Tokyo, June 2026. For us, close reading is a collaborative conversation centered on one poem. We are freed from the expectation that there is only one right answer.”

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video: further poem discussion
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text of the first section of Ginsberg's "Howl"

text of the first section of Ginsberg’s “Howl”

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text: poem or poems
Allen Ginsberg performs "Howl" (1956)

Allen Ginsberg performs “Howl” (1956)

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excerpt of Allen Ginsberg performs "Howl"

excerpt of Allen Ginsberg performs “Howl”

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discussion of the first section of "Howl" (part 1)

discussion of the first section of “Howl” (part 1)

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video: primary poem discussion
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discussion of the first section of "Howl" (part 2)

discussion of the first section of “Howl” (part 2)

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video: primary poem discussion
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discussion of the first section of "Howl" (abridged)

discussion of the first section of “Howl” (abridged)

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video: primary poem discussion
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text of Kerouac's "Essentials of Spontaneous Prose"

text of Kerouac’s “Essentials of Spontaneous Prose”

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text: poem or poems
text of Kerouac's "Belief and Technique for Modern Prose"

text of Kerouac’s “Belief and Technique for Modern Prose”

ModPo
text: poem or poems
text of section 1 of Kerouac's "Old Angel Midnight"

text of section 1 of Kerouac’s “Old Angel Midnight”

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text: poem or poems
Jack Kerouac performs section 1 of "Old Angel Midnight"

Jack Kerouac performs section 1 of “Old Angel Midnight”

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program notes for PoemTalk on Kerouac's "Old Angel Midnight"

program notes for PoemTalk on Kerouac’s “Old Angel Midnight”

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text: criticism or other