Allen Ginsberg letters to Maria Rosa Almendros, 1965.

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Allen Ginsberg letters to Maria Rosa Almendros, 1965.

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Ginsberg writes to a friend and associate in Havanna in the aftermath of his notorious visit to Cuba, when he was deported by Cuban authorities after speaking openly about homosexuality. Ginsberg dwells on the circumstances of his ejection from Cuba throughout the correspondence, and also provides news of his travels since leaving the island. He describes traveling to Prague and Moscow and offers general impressions of travel in socialist countries. He recounts visiting with Russian poets Yevgeny Yevtushenko and Andrei Voznesensky and other young poets; asks after Nicanor Parra, and mentions fellow beat poets Gregory Corso and Lawrence Ferlinghetti. He mentions spending time with Bob Dylan and the Beatles in London. One of the letters includes a handwritten text of the poem "Message II" and with another Ginsberg included a four-page typescript of the important longer poem "The Change: Kyoto-Tokyo Express, " which appeared in the collection Planet News.

1 folder (5 letters, with a 4-page typescript poem)

Stanford University. Department of Special Collections and University Archives

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