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I love trawling through the @bbcsounds.bsky.social archive. Recently found and enjoyed this programme on Allen Ginsberg.
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Great Lives - Michael Horovitz on Allen Ginsberg - BBC Sounds
Michael Horovitz nominates fellow poet Allen Ginsberg as his Great Life.
![He wrapped them up carefully, neatly
in green silken cloth, very costly.
Roses from rubies, pearls into lilies,
amethyst violets. Lovely the way that he sees,
and judges, and wanted them; not in the way
he saw them in nature, or studied them. He’ll put them away,
in the safe: a sample of his daring, skillful work.
Whenever a customer comes into the store,
he takes other jewels from the cases to sell—fabulous things—
bracelets, chains, necklaces, rings.
[1912; 1913]
Painted
To my craft I am attentive, and I love it.
But today I’m discouraged by the slow pace of the work.
My mood depends upon the day. It looks
increasingly dark. Constantly windy and raining.
What I long for is to see, and not to speak.
In this painting, now, I’m gazing at
a lovely boy who’s lain down near a spring;
it could be that he’s worn himself out from running.
What a lovely boy; what a divine afternoon
has caught him and put him to sleep.—
Like this, for some time, I sit and gaze.
And once again, in art, I recover from creating it.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:3gpuoa4ifalnw6orzxusgvhb/bafkreif74v7iidxalcvvx2mmqrbnfissbkv6fruzeluox5jmsaonf46vcm)
