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Ginsberg, Allen, 1926-1997

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Allen Ginsberg poem

 Collection — Box 1
Identifier: MsC-95
Scope and Contents

This collection consists of the unpublished Allen Ginsberg poem, "Vroom -- Over White Wisconsin," dated February 21. The poem is written in red ink on lined paper and describes the Midwest, Lake Michigan, and flying over Chicago. It also touches on the controversial exorcism at Joseph McCarthy's gravesite, which had occurred the day before the poem was written.

Dates: February 21, [1968]