"I know I'm not God, are you? Don't be silly.God? God? Everybody's God? Don't be silly." ― Allen Ginsberg From Allen Ginsberg Poet Added on 1/31/2026 About Allen Ginsberg Allen Ginsberg was an American poet and a central figure in the Beat Generation. His poem Howl became a landmark work of twentieth-century literature and free-expression debates. He died in 1997. Born: 1926-06-03 Died: 1997-04-05 View all quotes from Allen Ginsberg