Allen Ginsberg wrote the poem "Howl."
Allen Ginsberg . Ginsberg is best known for his poem `` Howl '' , in which he denounced what he saw as the destructive forces of capitalism and conformity in the United States . Judge Clayton W. Horn ruled that `` Howl '' was not obscene , adding , `` Would there be any freedom of press or speech if one must reduce his vocabulary to vapid innocuous euphemisms ? '' `` Howl '' is a poem written by Allen Ginsberg in 1955 , published as part of his 1956 collection of poetry titled Howl and Other Poems , and dedicated to Carl Solomon .