http://www.gradesaver.com/allen-ginsbergs-poetry/study-guide/section1/
The Gradesaver account of Part I of Allen Ginsberg’s “Howl” discusses the choice of the title. Ginsberg’s in-depth thinking in choosing the name “Howl” is analyzed. This is fascinating because the poem itself does not clarify the reasoning for the title. Never does anyone howl, nor are there any animals that howl in the poem. Most readers will be confused by the title. According to Gradesaver, however, it was chosen by Ginsberg to represent the feelings that he expresses in the poem. He found it an appropriate verb to represent the breaking from an American culture that he found poisonous. Ginsberg was entirely dissatisfied with his generation and its excessive submission to this culture, which in his mind stressed submissiveness and shunned ingenuity and uniqueness. To Ginsberg, howling was to embrace ingenuity and uniqueness and shun traditional American culture. He thought it important for an individual to go out on a limb and be creative.
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