Watched Howl last night. Really fascinating stuff. I knew who Allen Ginsberg was and about the poem “Howl” but not what it actually is. The film was based on the court case, interviews with Ginsberg, and the poem itself. I think the part that had the biggest impact on me was when Ginsberg was saying how good writing always comes from the person and is very personal. He said in the beginning, he would only write things as if it was something his parents (“daddy”) would read and approve of. But this was not very interesting. If you are writing for other people and not putting yourself in the writing, it will never be quite that interesting. This makes so much sense.
I think I am guilty of being worried about the perception of others in the things that I write and work on. Not that I write very much. I need to not hold back. I vow not to hold back.
“O Victory, forget your underwear we’re free”
