A court trial, an interview, a scene of a poetry reading session, interspersed with animations transformed from the poetic realm, the film reproduces the vision created by "Howl". At the court hearing, I listened to different people defend the poetry collection, and debated with the guards of conservative culture how to reflect the value of literary works.
Yes, sir, you can't fully translate a poem into the vernacular, that's why a poem is called a poem, it just expresses a real emotion, it describes what the poet has in mind at the moment.
My favorite is Ginsberg's description of the origins of literature: what's the difference between talking to a friend and talking to a muse? For oneself, this is the kind of candor necessary to face the muse.
The attitude of facing everything calmly is the most worthy of protection.
And such a sentence may not be ornately decorated. It may not have been carefully thought out, it may be naked, it may just be in my mind at the moment.
It was a revolution in thought, a revolution in which literature began to become more real and human.
Needless to say, frankness, authenticity won the revolution.
Be honest when facing your Muse, just like facing your life.
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