对当代美国诗坛稍有了解的人不会不知道金斯伯格。他是魔鬼,也是天使,是反叛者,也是圣徒,是嬉皮士,也是禅宗信徒。在一些人眼中,他是个臭名昭著的人物,在另一些人的眼中,他却是一位英雄,自我解放的精神领袖。在六十年代初,金斯伯格领导了反主流文化的运动,他的长诗《嚎叫》曾像一枚重磅炸弹,激起了多少欢呼,赞叹,愤怒,恐慌和咒骂。“女士们,提起你们的衣裙吧,我们要走过地狱了。”诗人威廉斯在为《嚎叫》所作的序言中这样写道。三十多年过去了,这首当年为许多人不齿的长诗成了当代诗坛上的经典作品,而金斯伯格本人也得到了当年拒斥他的正统刊物的承认。历史开了个大玩笑。这并不新奇,这样的玩笑在历史上已经开过 People who know a little about contemporary American poetry do not know Ginsburg. He is a devil, an angel, a rebel, a saint, a hippie, and a Zen believer. In the eyes of some, he is a notorious figure, while in the eyes of others he is a heroic, self-liberating spiritual leader. In the early 1960s, Ginsberg led the anti-mainstream culture movement, and his poem “howl” used to be like a blockbuster bombing, sparking much cheer, wonder, anger, panic and cursing. “Ladies, bring your dress, we have to go through hell. ” Poet Williams wrote in a preface to Howl. Thirty years have passed since this first long poem became a classic in contemporary poetry for many people, and Ginsburg himself was recognized by orthodoxy that rejected him. History made a joke. This is not new, such joke has been opened in history