Further Reading
BIBLIOGRAPHIES
Morgan, Bill. The Works of Allen Ginsberg, 1941-1994: A Descriptive Bibliography. Westport, Conn.: Greenwood Press, 1995, 456 p.
Primary bibliography listing Ginsberg's books, photographs, pamphlets, and recordings as well as film, radio, and television appearances.
———. The Response to Allen Ginsberg, 1926-1994: A Bibliography of Secondary Sources. Westport, Conn.: Greenwood Press, 1996, 505 p.
Catalogues the foreign language translations of Ginsberg's work as well as secondary material on the poet.
BIOGRAPHY
Miles, Barry. Ginsberg: A Biography. New York: Simon and Schuster, 1989, 588 p.
Biography of Ginsberg.
CRITICISM
Hyde, Lewis, ed. On the Poetry of Allen Ginsberg. Ann Arbor: The University of Michigan Press, 1984, 462 p.
Compilation of reviews and critical essays on Ginsberg's work.
Merrill, Thomas F. Allen Ginsberg. Boston: Twayne Publishers, 1988, 161 p.
Full-length critical study of Ginsberg's work.
Meyers, Jeffrey. “Gonzo Ginsberg and Moby Dickey: A Memoir.” Virginia Quarterly Review 74, no. 3 (summer 1998): 446-57.
Personal recollections of Ginsberg and Dickey.
Olson, Ray. “Leave-Taking.” Booklist 96, no. 12 (15 February 2000): 1070.
Views Deliberate Prose as “splendidly browseable.”
Pacernick, Gary. “Allen Ginsberg: An Interview by Gary Pacernick.” The American Poetry Review 4 (July-August 1997): 23-7.
Ginsberg discusses his inspiration and role in American poetry.
Pollin, Burton R. “Edgar Allan Poe as a Major Influence upon Allen Ginsberg.” The Mississippi Quarterly 52, no. 4 (fall 1999): 535-58.
Examines the influence of Edgar Allan Poe on the work of Ginsberg.
Sanders, Edward. The Poetry and Life of Allen Ginsberg. Woodstock, N.Y.: The Overlook Press, 2000, 252 p.
Biographical account of Ginsberg's life in the form of a prose poem.
Schumacher, Michael. Dharma Lion: A Critical Biography of Allen Ginsberg. New York: St. Martin's Press, 1992, 769 p.
Biographical and critical study.
Additional coverage of Ginsberg's life and career is contained in the following sources published by the Gale Group: American Writers Supplement, Vol. 2; Authors and Artists for Young Adults, Vol. 33; Authors in the News, Vol. 1; Concise Dictionary of American Literary Biography, 1941-1968; Contemporary Authors, Vols. 1-4, 157; Contemporary Authors New Revision Series, Vols. 2, 41, 63, 95; Contemporary Literary Criticism, Vols. 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 13, 36, 69, 109; Contemporary Poets; Dictionary of Literary Biography, Vols. 5, 16, 169, 237; DISCovering Authors; DISCovering Authors: British Edition; DISCovering Authors: Canadian Edition; DISCovering Authors Modules: Most-studied Authors, Poets; DISCovering Authors 3.0; Gay & Lesbian Literature, Vol. 1; Literature Resource Center; Major 20th-Century Writers, Eds. 1, 2; Poets: American and British; Poetry for Students, Vol. 5; Poetry Criticism, Vol. 4; Reference Guide to American Literature; World Literature Criticism; and World Poets.
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