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"A Supermarket in California" and "Constantly Risking Absurdity"
Allen Ginsberg's poem "A Supermarket in California" and Lawrence Ferlinghetti's poem "Constantly Risking Absurdity" describe the struggle within to find beauty and self worth. Where Allen Ginsberg is lost in the market, desperately trying to find inspiration from Walt Whitman, Lawrence Ferlinghetti portrays the image of the poet frantically trying to balance on a high wire, risking not only absurdity, but also death. Both of these poems deal with their poet's struggle to find meaning and their fears of failure. Where Ginsberg fears he will never find Whitman's dream, Ferlinghetti fears falling off the high wire and being submitted to absurdity and death.
In the beginning of Allen Ginsberg "A Supermarket in California", Ginsberg comes to the supermarket, having a headache and being fatigued. This illustrates his physical and psychological exhaustion. Searching for inspiration or something that will clinch his......

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