Allen Ginsberg

  • 24

    Catalog books

  • 29

    Works

  • 1960 to 2018

    Strongest span

Who This Author Is

Allen Ginsberg has enough depth here to be more than a raw catalog rollup. This page pulls together 24 catalog-linked books across 1960 to 2018, which makes it easier to separate the strongest starting points from the noisier editions. The clearest lane here leans toward Young Readers & Series Fiction, Business & Self-Help.

Best for readers who want approachable series fiction and books that are easy to hand to newer or younger readers. If you want the easiest first click, start with The Fall of America: Poems of These States, 1965-1971 (Pocket Poets Series,) and branch outward from there. UPB note: the strongest documented run here lands between 1960 to 2018; the most common copies on this page tend to come from City Lights Books and Harpercollins.

Best Place To Start

Author At A Glance

Best known for: Young Readers & Series Fiction entry points • Business & Self-Help entry points • common used copies from City Lights Books and Harpercollins

Genres and themes: Young Readers & Series Fiction • Business & Self-Help • Classics & Literary Fiction

Who this author is best for: readers who want approachable series fiction and books that are easy to hand to newer or younger readers

UPB note: the strongest documented run here lands between 1960 to 2018; the most common copies on this page tend to come from City Lights Books and Harpercollins.

Top Books To Start With

  1. The Fall of America: Poems of These States, 1965-1971 (Pocket Poets Series,)

    City Lights Books • 1983 • standard commitment

    UPB note: one of the most common used-copy publishers for this author • year signal: 1983 • 188 pages.

  2. Mind Breaths: Poems 1972-1977 (City Lights Pocket Poets Series)

    City Lights Books • 1977 • quick commitment

    UPB note: one of the most common used-copy publishers for this author • year signal: 1977 • 123 pages.

  3. Planet News, 1961-1967

    City Lights Books • 1971 • quick commitment

    UPB note: one of the most common used-copy publishers for this author • year signal: 1971 • 144 pages.

  4. Howl and Other Poems

    City Lights Books • 1996 • quick commitment

    UPB note: one of the most common used-copy publishers for this author • year signal: 1996 • 57 pages.

  5. Cosmopolitan Greetings: Poems 1986-1992

    Harpercollins • 1995 • quick commitment

    UPB note: year signal: 1995 • 144 pages.

  6. Plutonian Ode: Poems 1977-1980 (Pocket Poets Series)

    City Lights Books • 1981 • quick commitment

    UPB note: one of the most common used-copy publishers for this author • year signal: 1981 • 112 pages.

  7. Reality Sandwiches: 1953-1960 (City Lights Pocket Poets Series)

    City Lights Books • 1981 • quick commitment

    UPB note: one of the most common used-copy publishers for this author • year signal: 1981 • 104 pages.

  8. Kaddish and Other Poems, 1958-1960 (Pocket Poets Series)

    City Lights Books • 1960 • quick commitment

    UPB note: one of the most common used-copy publishers for this author • year signal: 1960 • 104 pages.

  9. Best Minds of My Generation

    Penguin Books, Limited • 2018 • longer commitment

    It helps anchor a specific period of this author’s publishing run instead of blending into the undated shelf clutter.

  10. Family Business

    Bloomsbury USA • 2002 • longer commitment

    UPB note: year signal: 2002 • 448 pages.

How The Picks Compare

  • Mind Breaths: Poems 1972-1977 (City Lights Pocket Poets Series) is the easier short commitment, while The Fall of America: Poems of These States, 1965-1971 (Pocket Poets Series,) asks for more reading time up front.
  • Mind Breaths: Poems 1972-1977 (City Lights Pocket Poets Series) gives you an earlier look at this author’s shelf, while The Fall of America: Poems of These States, 1965-1971 (Pocket Poets Series,) leans later in the catalog.

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