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Ginsberg’s quadruple espresso

By Poetry News

The New York Observer notes that there are 9—yes, 9!—Starbucks within a mile of Ginsberg’s old digs in the East Village (now on the market for $1,700 a month).  Whether to lament the loss of social consciousness in the rapidly gentrifying Village or rejoice at the ease of getting a coffee fix is a personal choice. James Franco loves the ‘Bucks, after all. Just don’t forget Ginsberg’s legacy while sipping that soy sugar-free whatever.

From the Observer:

But the ubiquity of such a commercial chain doesn’t exactly create fertile breeding ground for the “radical political consciousness” that Bruni was already mourning. Regardless, whomever moves into this historic apartment may or may not be able to name you five poems by the previous tenant, but they will absolutely be able to sate their every yearning for a latte. Future inhabitants, when you do buy that grande Frappuccino a block down from this landmark of American letters, pay some respect. Pour a little out for Ginsberg . . .

2010-09-03

Posted in Poetry News on Friday, September 3rd, 2010 by Poetry News.