National Book Award for Poetry, 1973 Beginning with long poem of these States, The Fall of America continues Planet News chronicle tape-recorded scribed by hand or sung condensed, the flux of car bus airplane dream consciousness Person during Automated Electronic War years, newspaper headline radio brain auto poesy & silent desk musings, headline flashing on road through these states of consciousness. . . .[Ginsberg] is never negligible, and he is often (the only true test) unforgettable. - Helen Vendler, New York Times Book Review Allen Ginsberg (1926-1997) was an influential writer and poet during the 1950's Beat Generation and is best known for his poem Howl. National Book Award for Poetry, 1973 Beginning with long poem of these States, The Fall of America continues Planet News chronicle tape-recorded scribed by hand or sung condensed, the flux of car bus airplane dream consciousness Person during Automated Electronic War years, newspaper headline radio brain auto poesy & silent desk musings, headline flashing on road through these states of consciousness. . . .[Ginsberg] is never negligible, and he is often (the only true test) unforgettable. - Helen Vendler, New York Times Book Review Allen Ginsberg (1926-1997) was an influential writer and poet during the 1950's Beat Generation and is best known for his poem Howl. | The Fall Of America by Allen Ginsberg, Paperback | Indigo Chapters