Allen Ginsberg

Friday, April 16, 2010

Supermarket in Cali

strode- walk along with
enumerations- one after another
lethe- a river in hades who's water causes drinkers to forget their past

I think after class discussion about this poem that Allan Ginsberg wrote, he might be explaining a dream. The reason why I say that is because right at the end of the poem, he uses the word "lethe." Which means ...water causes to forget the drinkers past. Allan could have possibly wrote it and then being woken up at the end from the dream and not remembering anything. What do you guys think???

I also think that when he describes the people in the grocery store it is rather interesting too. As he explains they are not just near the food but are literally IN the food!

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