![]() ![]() Much of the final section of the first part of "Howl" is a description of this. The institution refused, giving him many forms of therapy, including electroshock therapy. Solomon wanted to commit suicide, but he thought a form of suicide appropriate to dadaism would be to go to a mental institution and demand a lobotomy. Outside of being a member of the The Times Square Underworld, Solomon was a Dada and Surrealism enthusiast (he introduced Ginsberg to Artaud) who suffered bouts of depression. ![]() Ginsberg had met Solomon in the mental institution of Bellevue Hospital Center and became friends with him. He was friend of Allen Ginsberg and an important inspiration for Ginsberg's " Howl" (full title: "Howl for Carl Solomon."). Carl Solomon (1928-1993) was an American writer, artist and criminal. ![]()
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |