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Lawrence Ferlinghetti (source)  · Public domain

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Howl

1955 poem by Allen Ginsberg, part of the Beat Generation movement

  • Written 1955 CE

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Two clocks, kept apart

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Attributed to Sultan Muhammad · Public domain

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