![]() ![]() This is likely a purposeful deviation from his normal style since he, for example, ironically calls symbolic language and allegories useless "dressing" and "lettuce." The style overall suggests a parody of formal poetry. It is unusual for a Ginsberg poem because it is so overtly metaphorical. ![]() This is perhaps an attempt at understanding. Burroughs, Kerouac suggested the title when Ginsberg asked what it meant, Kerouac said they'd figure it out later. Selected works "On Burroughs' Work" Īccording to legend, while Ginsberg and Jack Kerouac were editing Naked Lunch by William S. Despite Ginsberg's feeling that this collection was not his most significant, the poems still represent Ginsberg at a peak period of his craft. The title comes from one of the included poems, "On Burroughs' Work": "A naked lunch is natural to us,/we eat reality sandwiches." The book is dedicated to friend and fellow Beat poet Gregory Corso. Reality Sandwiches is a book of poetry by Allen Ginsberg published by City Lights Publishers in 1963. ![]()
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