'Howl' Premiere: Sundance Film Festival 2010

The speaker reflects on their initial reading of Ginsberg's work at a young age, noting a lack of understanding at the time. They highlight how a film adaptation provides deeper insights into the autobiographical and biographical elements of the poem, involving figures like Kerouac and Cassidy. The speaker also discusses their youthful attraction to the poem's imagery and the 1950s beat scene, despite not fully grasping Ginsberg's technical poetic elements.

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