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Book Excerpt: Howl

Both a new film and a graphic novel take on poet Allen Ginsberg’s classic poem, “Howl.” We spoke with New Yorker cover artist Eric Drooker, who provided animation for both the film and the book, about bringing the poem to visual life. Check out Drooker's work in excerpts from the book, below.

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"Howl" copyright 1956, 2010, by Allen Ginsberg, LLC. Art and introduction copyright 2010 by Eric Drooker. Excerpt courtesy of HarperCollins.

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This program aired on September 21, 2010. The audio for this program is not available.

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