<DIV><DIV><P>Allen Ginsberg's "Kaddish," a poem about the death of his mother, Naomi, is one of his major works. This special fiftieth anniversary edition of <I>Kaddish and Other Poems</I> features an illuminating afterword by Ginsberg biographer Bill Morgan, along with previously unpublished photographs, documents, and letters relating to the composition of the poem.</P><P><B>Allen Ginsberg</B>, founding father of the Beat Generation, inspired the American counterculture of the second half of the twentieth century with his groundbreaking poems.</P><P><B>Bill Morgan</B> is the author of <I>I Celebrate Myself: The Somewhat Private Life of Allen Ginsberg</I>. He lives in New York City and Bennington, Vermont.</P></DIV></DIV>