"I really believe, or want to believe, really I am nuts, otherwise I'll never be sane." ― Allen Ginsberg From Allen Ginsberg Poet Added on 1/31/2026 About Allen Ginsberg Allen Ginsberg was an American poet and a central figure in the Beat Generation. His poem Howl became a landmark work of twentieth-century literature and free-expression debates. He died in 1997. Born: 1926-06-03 Died: 1997-04-05 View all quotes from Allen Ginsberg