I thought this link might be of interest to a few on the list.
http://www.zmag.org/content/showarticle.cfm?SectionID=105&ItemID=13187
A chief prosecution witness, Gail Porter - "a recognized authority in voice production" - said of the poem that "you feel like you're going through the gutter when you read that stuff." Which of course was Ginsberg's precise intent.
http://www.zmag.org/content/showarticle.cfm?SectionID=105&ItemID=13187
A chief prosecution witness, Gail Porter - "a recognized authority in voice production" - said of the poem that "you feel like you're going through the gutter when you read that stuff." Which of course was Ginsberg's precise intent.