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Poems for Peace

Various Artists
Poems for Peace Steeped in the reality of America’s involvement in the Vietnam War, Poems for Peace features a series of avant-garde, beat, and hippie poets on the themes of war, racial violence, and American modernity. Recorded in support of the New York Workshop in Nonviolence, the 1967 album kicks off with the stream-of-consciousness work of the legendary Allen Ginsberg. From there, listeners are treated to an array of poets, including Walter Lowenfels, Armand Schwerner, Ed Sanders, and Jackson Mac Low. For reference the liner notes include the text of most poems, which often exhibit experimental formatting.

Track Listing

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101
Allen Ginsberg
09:08
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102
Peter Orlovsky
01:53
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103
Allen Katzman
03:04
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104
Harold Dicker
03:26
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105
Jackson Mac Low
04:57
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106
David Antin
03:27
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201
Ed Sanders
03:41
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202
Paul Blackburn
05:56
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203
Armand Schwerner
05:14
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204
Art Berger
01:45
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205
Walter Lowenfels
02:37
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206
Allen Plantz
03:04