3-2-1 Reading Response Allen Ginsberg

For my 3-2-1 response I feel like I had to choose another poem by Allen Ginsberg. Every poem that I have read completely fascinates me. He's the kind of poet that if I were listening to him read in a random cafe, I would definitely be snapping my fingers and saying "Yes! I totally get you man." His views on society, the world, and the universe are so insightful. Most of his poems seem like short stories because they are so long, but I can see why. Ginsberg has seen a lot happen throughout the decades in an ever changing America. Allen Ginsberg was, of course, one of the leaders of the beat generation where many young american poets had visions to change societal views post WWll. I read that he had his own style and technique called Ginsbergian. The voice of his poems have a natural flow without much restraint. I suppose that he is the kind of poet whose poetry is meant to be spoken out loud instead of silently read. A lot of his poems also seem to be written as speeches geared towards his audiences. He has a confidence and a strength to his words that can be so convincing and make you really think. The poem that I choe to write about is "Song". It's one of Ginsberg's shorter poems but it makes just as much as an impact as his others, if not more.

The poem starts of by stating "The weight of the world is love" Ginsberg is exppressing his feelings about one of the most universal topics written about among poets and authors. I've learned that no matter the century or the decade you can always find a similarity in subject matter and style in poems. Though Ginsberg says he has his own style, I can see bits of romanticism or transcendentalism being reflected, probably due to the subject matter on the relationship of love and the universal society.
Something else that I learned or noticed is that Allen Ginsberg seems to have this awareness or interest in the word or idea of the machine. He writes about it in this poem-"No rest without love, no sleep without dreams of love- be mad or chill obsessed with angels or machines". It is also mentioned in another one of his poems "Howl" angel headed hipsters burning for the ancient heavenly connection to the starry dynamo in the machinery of the night". I'm guessing in both poems it could be a reference to 1950's industrialism and its influence on society and its obsession with consumerism and materialism.
One point that can be further clarified is his relationship with love and how it society has influenced him. He talks about the universal aspect but I would like to have seem him delve a little more personally. Also what are ways that love has uplifted and ways that love has become the cause of destruction. Also a question to ponder upon-"Is the earth and the beauty of human kind less important to love than the idea of power, wealth and possession"? If there were more people who felt universal compassion instead of their own selfishness and greed, then perhaps we would be in a better position. Love is the strongest force, and whether it is used for good or evil, the outcome will always be great.