The Poetry and Politics of Allen Ginsberg

All Of It with Alison Stewart | Aug 26

[REBROADCAST FROM June 26, 2026] The prominent beatnik poet Allen Ginsberg would have turned 100 this past June. To commemorate his birthday during Pride Month, we speak with writer Ira Silverberg, and reflect on his legacy as a pioneering gay, Jewish, and socialist writer and iconoclast. Plus we hear from listeners about their favorite Ginsberg poems.  

Photo by Neil Libbert/Getty Images: Allen Ginsberg, Poet, Writer, Greenwich Village, New York City 1964. 

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