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In 1959 The Chicago Review published some of Ginsberg's poems. The Review's sponsors then said the journal must withdraw material from other beat writers set to appear in their next issue. The editors resigned and with Ginsberg's help they were able to put out the repressed issue under a new name. | In 1959 The Chicago Review published some of Ginsberg's poems. The Review's sponsors then said the journal must withdraw material from other beat writers set to appear in their next issue. The editors resigned and with Ginsberg's help they were able to put out the repressed issue under a new name. | ||
By 1965 Ginsberg had gained international notoriety for his drug use and homosexuality | By 1965 Ginsberg had gained international notoriety for his drug use and homosexuality. While traveling abroad he found his visa terminated in Czechoslovakia and India for his "immoral" writing. | ||
In 1984 Ginsberg found himself among a list of blacklisted speakers held by the US Information Agency as a public figure banned from government sponsored speaking engagements because of his liberal views. | In 1984 Ginsberg found himself among a list of blacklisted speakers held by the US Information Agency as a public figure banned from government sponsored speaking engagements because of his liberal views. | ||