Allen Ginsberg's "Put Down Your Cigarette Rag"
I just finished listening to the 3-CD Allen Ginsberg Audio Collection -- I was mostly interested in the classics like Howl and Kaddish, Pull My Daisy and Don't Grow Old, but the poem that totaly took me away was "Put Down Your Cigarette Rag," a poetic song that can make me laugh, dance, and sing along even after about 20 listens. It's also totally stuck in my head and I find myself singing it under my breath as I walk down the street. Here's a video of Ginsberg performing the piece on the AllenGinsberg.org site:
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