Entry #1 September 4th, 2012

"A work is create 'artistically' so that its perception is impeded and the greatest possible effect is produced through the slowness of the perception" 

Art as Technique page 19

"I saw the best minds of my generation destroyed by madness, starving hys- 
terical naked,

dragging themselves through the negro streets at dawn looking for an 
angry fix,
angelheaded hipsters burning for the ancient heavenly connection- to the 
starry dynamo in the machinery of night,
who poverty and tatters and hollow-eyed and high sat up smoking in the 
supernatural darkness of cold-water flats floating across the tops of 
cities contemplating jazz,"

Howl by Allen Ginsberg
Lines 1-9

In the poem "Howl", Ginsberg utilizes long-lined rhythmic patterns along side powerful diction that produce an extension of meaning or continuity of sorts for his free verse. In reading "Howl" it is evident that the speaker would be reading the lines in breathy, winded speech. In the beginning lines of the poem, Ginsberg starts his listing of the things the best minds of his generation have done. He begins his rampage speaking about minds being "destroyed by madness". Throughout his whole poem he uses the listing method and uses repetition to categorize his howling. To delve into the underpinnings of Ginsberg's work, one must appreciate it for its artistic value. The whole poem is long-winded and packed with prose and each line gives you insight on whom the speaker might be. Perspective on the seemingly mad speaker is made difficult through the lofty language and that speaks to why this work was create "artistically". Overall, the methods used by Ginsberg successfully impede perception  and create a fascinating effect once one is able to delve into the core of the work.