Allen Ginsberg

America, how can I write a holy litany in your silly mood?

The only thing that can save the world is the reclaiming of the awareness of the world. That's what poetry does.

Ultimately Warhol's private moral reference was to the supreme kitsch of the Catholic church.

A 'live' show is either alive or not. Free speech is free or it is not. Viewers are free to use their remote or TiVo. Parents are responsible or they are not.

Why do we cling to bigotry? Because bigotry, plainly, is convenient. It is a near-effortless way to both elevate one's stature and make a pity grab in this culture of victims that we have become.

After my swims this weekend I think coach realized, you know what, you have to have a good one getting out of this meet. So I put the suit on and had a decent swim.