Allen Ginsberg dancing (1969).
Columbus Metropolitan Library, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Poets take us outside ourselves. In their transmission of atypical experiences, they teach us empathy and compassion.
Michiel Hendryckx/Wikimedia Commons
Ginsberg was one of the most high-profile representatives of the American counterculture and anti-war movement.
Dylan: not leaning on his guitar.
Xavier Badosa via Flickr
He was criticised for leaning on the crutch of his guitar, but if Dylan leaned on anything, it was his love of poetry.