Allen Ginsberg and gregory corso posing naked in tangier timothy leary and neal cassady en route to millbrook psychedelic research center on ken kesseys merry prankster bus jack kerouac and william burroughs in ginsbergs new york apartment lawrence ferlinghetti and his dog witman in san franciscos city lights bookstore these are just a few of the bizarre snapshots of enduring beat era personalities appearing in this remarkable collection by one of the beat movements most celebrated founders poet allen ginsberg spanning more than three decades from 1953 to 1988 Snapshot Poetic contains candid photographs of legendary beat writers and artists as well as their disciples