Flower child
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Flower child is a term coined in 1967 by the Californian disc jockey Lord Tim Hudson, who said, "Anyone aged between 15 and 30 is a flower child." The term was later adopted by Sky Saxon of the Americ
Two hippies at Woodstock
Allen Ginsberg
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Irwin Allen Ginsberg was an American poet and writer. As a student at Columbia University in the 1940s, he befriended Lucien Carr, William S. Burroughs, and Jack Kerouac, forming the core of the Beat
Flower child
…universal belonging, peace, and love. Flower children were also associated with the flower power political movement, which originated in ideas written by Allen Ginsberg in 1965. According to Shindig! magazine, the term "flower child" was coined by Californian DJ Lord Tim Hudson in 1967. Hudson once stated "Anyone aged…
Ginsberg in 1979
First edition cover of Ginsberg's landmark poetry collection, Howl and Other Poems (1956)
Ginsberg with his partner, poet Peter Orlovsky. Photo taken in 1978
Portrait with Bob Dylan, taken in 1975