Fighting Against the Mundane: Analyzing a Beat Poem

The speaker discusses a poem from the Beat Poets that challenges the ordinary and emphasizes the cosmic nature of the imagery. They highlight the symbolism in the last three lines of the poem and discuss its ongoing process of questioning and seeing things differently.

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