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To Access Her Big, Boxy Muse, Photographer Set Her Sights On Allen Ginsberg

Elsa Dorfman and Allen Ginsberg. The inscription on the bottom of the photo reads, "October 15, 1988. The morning after our reception at Vision." Elsa Dorfman hide caption

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To Access Her Big, Boxy Muse, Photographer Set Her Sights On Allen Ginsberg

April 10, 2016 • From a bland suburban upbringing, Elsa Dorfman emerged into a creative life inspired by her 6-foot Polaroid camera. And the famed Beat poet turned out to be the key to that astounding metamorphosis.

To Access Her Big, Boxy Muse, Photographer Set Her Sights On Allen Ginsberg

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I Saw The All-Stars Of Our Generation Honor Allen Ginsberg's 'Howl'

Poet Allen Ginsberg reads his poem "Howl" outside the U.S. Court of Appeals in Washington, D.C., Oct. 19, 1994, before a hearing on the constitutionality of a FCC policy restricting indecent material. Dennis Cook/AP hide caption

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I Saw The All-Stars Of Our Generation Honor Allen Ginsberg's 'Howl'

April 12, 2015 • This year marks the 60th anniversary of Ginsberg's once-controversial poem. A group of musicians and actors put on a show in Los Angeles this week in celebration of Ginsberg and his iconic poem.

I Saw The All-Stars Of Our Generation Honor Allen Ginsberg's 'Howl'

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Remembering Al Bendich, Fierce Defender Of Free Speech

January 17, 2015 • The lawyer, who successfully defended Allen Ginsberg and Lenny Bruce in landmark free speech cases, died this month. Without of his wins, a lot of culture we enjoy might have been blocked as obscene.

Remembering Al Bendich, Fierce Defender Of Free Speech

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Book News: The Elusive Elena Ferrante Finally Speaks — Sort Of

When it comes to picturing Elena Ferrante, readers have even less material than they do on Thomas Pynchon. They'll have to continue to settle for stock photography such as this, a shot of her native Naples, Italy. Angelafoto/iStockphoto hide caption

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Book News: The Elusive Elena Ferrante Finally Speaks — Sort Of

December 10, 2014 • Not much is known about the acclaimed Italian novelist besides her pen name and her books. But she sat for a recent interview — conducted in writing, with her publisher as intermediary.