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Beat-down: In 1959, Allen Ginsberg penned a scathing reply to a mocking Chronicle review

Beat-down When the San Francisco Chronicle mocked a 1959 gathering of Beat poets, Allen Ginsberg ‘Howled’ back with a scathing reply By Eric Newton • Bay City News September 24, 2026 It was pounded out, narrow margins, pockmarked by angry edits, entire lines of black X-outs — the copy paper a pale ecru, sprawling side […]

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