1943, Allen Ginsberg (1926-97) receives a scholarship to Columbia University, New York City; plagued with a dysfunctional, delusional mother; his father, a published poet, encourages his exit. From the moment he commences college, his psychological shackles are unhinged by classmate Lucian Carr (1925-2005); bright, indolent, beautiful, he introduces Ginsberg to Jack Kerouak (1922-69), William S.Burroughs (1914-97) and outsider David Kammerer ... Read More »