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"Howl" is a poem written by Allen Ginsberg in 1955 and published as part of his 1956 collection of poetry titled Howl and Other Poems. The poem is considered to be one of the great works of the Beat Generation, along with Jack Kerouac's On the Road and William S. Burroughs's Naked Lunch...

Timeline of Events

1955

4.3.1955

The American Civil Liberties Union announces it will defend Allen Ginsberg's book ''Howl'' against obscenity charges.

1957

3.25.1957

United States Customs seizes copies of Allen Ginsberg's poem "Howl" on the grounds of obscenity.

10.3.1957

Allen Ginsberg's ''Howl and Other Poems'' is ruled not obscene.