Rock and the Beat Generation

Rock and the Beat Generation

Little Island, huge impact

Artifacts team film vast Ginsberg bash

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Simon Warner
Sep 15, 2026
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In a summer of many celebrations commemorating Allen Ginsberg’s Centenary, the live shows at Little Island, New York City, staged between September 2nd and 6th, might have represented the most ambitious programme of all. Convened in an amphitheater off Manhattan’s 14th St with a magnificent view over the Hudson River, the event combined poetry with musi…

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