So he said, 'What would you like to do? What is your desire really?' I said, 'Doctor, I don't think you're going to find this very healthy and clear, but I really would like to stop working forevernever work again, never do anything like the kind of work Im doing nowand do nothing but write poetry and have leisure to spend the day outdoors and go to museums and see friends.

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Allen Ginsberg was a 20th-century American poet and writer. Irwin Allen Ginsberg was an American poet and writer. As a student at Columbia University in the 1940s, he began friendships with Lucien Carr, William S. Read more on Wikipedia →

Themes

  • Dreams — Aspirations, visions, and the world of the subconscious
  • Work — The value of effort, discipline, and meaningful labour

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