America, I've given you all and now I'm nothing.

Allen Ginsberg

America (poem)

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American life America American politics

Author

Allen Ginsberg

Source

America (poem)

Medium

Poem

Statement Type

Lament

Language

English

Time

1956 1950s 20th century

Occupation

Poet Writer

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United States

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Ginsberg, Allen. "America." Howl and Other Poems. City Lights, 1956.

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As I sit looking out of a window of the building
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And envy them-they are so far away from me!
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John Ashbery

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John Ashbery
Source
The Instruction Manual
Medium
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Language
English
Time
1956 1950s 20th century
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Citation

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Sometimes I think this country would be better off if we could just saw off the Eastern Seaboard and let it float out to sea.

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Culture war American politics
Speaker
Barry Goldwater
Source
Washington Star
Language
English
Time
1961 1960s 20th century
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Citation

Goldwater, Barry. Quoted in Saturday Evening Post. 31 Aug. 1963.