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IN THE BENJO

Artist (American)
Date10/23/92
MediumLetterpress on cardstock
DimensionsPaper Size: 6 7/16 × 4 in. (16.4 × 10.2 cm)
ClassificationsPrint
Object numberUAC7451.05
DescriptionLetterpress printed poem on cardstock by Allen Ginsberg, titled "IN THE BENJO".

Letterpress printed drawing by Micheal Mikolowski.

IN THE BENJO
To G.S.

Reading No Nature in the toilet
Sitting down, absorbed
page after page, forgetting
my bottom relax, detritus
flopping out into the water
-better than pushing and squeezing,
nervous, self conscious-
better forget and read a book,
let your behind take care of itself
better than hemorrhoids, a good volume
of poetry.

10/23/92 11AM
Allen Ginsberg

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