Gang of Souls: A Generation of Beat Poets

Description with post:

"Documentary exploring the insights and influences of the American Beat Poets featuring interviews with Burroughs, Ginsberg, Di Prima + more. GANG OF SOULS (1989) is Maria Beatty's engaging documentary exploring the insights and influences of the American Beat Poets. The film conveys their consciousness and sensibility through candid interviews with William Burroughs, Allen Ginsberg, Diane Di Prima, among others. Designed as a tribute to them and to their spirit of artistic freedom, Gang of Souls also weaves in additional commentary from contemporary musicians, poets and writers such as Marianne Faithfull, Richard Hell, Lydia Lunch and Henry Rollins. The film seeks to truly capture the magic of the Beat generation and it's continuing legacy. It brilliantly expands upon how the poets reached new levels of creativity and inspired unprecedented social change."

Thanks to MVDFilm for posting / Found via the Allen Ginsberg Project

Allen Ginsberg - September on Jessore Road

Allen Ginsberg's poem on the East Pakistan war - Bangladesh's fight for independence. I think Bob Dylan collaborated somewhere along the way too. In any case: this is a beautiful poem/song. Find the complete poem/lyrics here. 

Found the image at the Allen Ginsberg Project - Easiest the best resource on Ginsberg, and the Beats in general online - including complete transcripts of his lectures when he taught poetry at various institutions.