The Beat writers move me like nothing else, and Howl is no exception. It's an exhilarating read that dances along the knife-edge between enlightenment and madness. I feel a deep kinship with Ginsberg's narratorial voice. My only caution would be that the language is dated when it comes to race and, I think, could and should have been recognised as othering even at the time by someone of Ginsberg's depth