First 'Howl' recording found in Oregon

[laststeamtrain]

First 'Howl' recording found in Oregon

Wed Feb 13, 12:08 AM ET

What is believed to be the first recording of Allen Ginsberg reading his iconic Beat poem "Howl" has been found at the library of a private college here.

For years, it has been thought that the first recording of Ginsberg reading "Howl" was on March 18, 1956, at a performance in Berkeley, Calif.

But researcher John Suiter has found a recording at Portland's Reed College that predates that by a month, The Oregonian newspaper reports.

Suiter was at the college library in May to research a biography of Gary Snyder, a poet who grew up in Portland, graduated from Reed and was a friend of Ginsberg.

On Feb. 13, 1956, Snyder and Ginsberg read to about 20 people at Reed, and on Feb. 14, they gave another reading that was recorded on tape. At both readings, Ginsberg read a version of "Howl," a few months before publication of the poem that was to make him famous.

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[xchrom]

1. recommend

:applause:

[laststeamtrain]

3. I'm in Portland right now & I'm going to go out to the Rhododendron Gardens...

...at Reed in the next week or two & spec it out. Size up when the peak will come. It's a pretty good show when it does. The ducks are always cute, too.

Wesleyan's COLLECTED WHALEN came out recently. Bountiful.

[xchrom]

6. i'm jealous! love rhodies.

have fun!

[Bluenorthwest]

2. Excellent

Snyder also a great poet. What a reading and how great to have the tape!

[zanne]

4. Wow. I'd love to hear that. nt

[Reader Rabbit]

5. Not surprising that the Reedies had it.

They were probably too stoned to remember where they put it! :smoke: I've been getting a contact high for years, what with all the Reedie renters here in the neighborhood!

[mdmc]

7. kick