Howl

I really struggled to get through this poem.  All I could think about while reading it was how long and confusing it was.  I was glad we talked a lot about it in class because after I first finished reading it, I had no idea what it was about.  Although Ginsburg uses some really unique descriptions, I had a lot of trouble keeping up with what was going on in the poem.  The way this poem was written reminds me a lot of an auctioneer.  It seems like it never has a stopping point or a spot where a thought it finally finished.  I really wanted the speaker to stop and take a breath so that I could comprehend what he was trying to say. 

After talking about it in class the poem makes a little more sense.   It was interesting to hear Ginsberg read it himself.  However, I think he could have made it better that he did because he read it almost a monotonous voice.  I did like that the poem had different sections.  At first glance these sections don’t really fit together but after digging into the poem more, they become more connected and help develop the poem as a whole.