Howl

Why is Howl dedicated to Carl soloman- Who is he?

I think that he was a childhood friend of Ginsberg, or maybe he was the inspiration behind Howl.

Who are the people the poem is about?

I don't know but they are messed up! the poem could be about what the people looked like to Ginsberg from where ever he wrote this ( people watching) and how there lives could be from what he saw. Maybe friends that he thought were crazy horrible people, I don't know..... but as im reading it it seams as if there are two sides to the poem the beginning which is very dark and the ending where he is talking about making love and being with someone. Kind of like a yin yang effect or something. I think this poem is dedicated to those people because it shows there true selves... and how truthfully insane human beings are...