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Kaddish

by Allen Ginsberg

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"Kaddish", also known as "Kaddish for Naomi Ginsberg", is a poem by Beat writer Allen Ginsberg about his mother Naomi and her death on June 9, 1956. Ginsberg began writing the poem in the Beat Hotel in Paris in December 1957 and completed it in New York in 1959. It is often considered one of Ginsberg's finest poems, with some scholars holding that it is his best poem. The title "Kaddish" refers to the mourner's prayer or blessing in Judaism. This long poem was Ginsberg's attempt to mourn his mot...

First published 1961 98 pages
Category
Poetry
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Must-Read
Author works
4
Editions known
2
Classification
DDC 808.8104 s LCC PS-3513.00000000.I74 K3 1978 American literatureAmerican poetryBeat generationBeats (Persons)PoetryPoetry (poetic works by one author)
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ISBN 1470174847 English
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