International censorship and reception of Beat authors (1957–1970)

1. U.S. Customs seizes imported copies of “Howl”

   Mar 25, 1957Labels: Allen Ginsberg, U S

   • HISTORY
   • Howl Wikipedia

2. City Lights manager Shig Murao arrested over “Howl”

   Jun 3, 1957Labels: Shig Murao, City Lights

   • Poetry Foundation
   • Shig Murao Wikipedia

3. Judge Clayton Horn rules “Howl” not obscene

   Oct 3, 1957Labels: Judge Clayton, Howl

   • SFGate
   • Howl Poems Wikipedia

4. Excerpts of “Naked Lunch” spark Chicago campus controversy

   Oct 1, 1958Labels: William S, Chicago Review

   • Naked Lunch Wikipedia
   • Columbia Library

5. Olympia Press publishes “The Naked Lunch” in Paris

   Jan 1, 1959Labels: Olympia Press, Maurice Girodias

   • Columbia Library
   • Naked Lunch Wikipedia

6. U.S. Post Office rules “Big Table” issue nonmailable

   Jul 9, 1959Labels: Big Table, U S

   • RealityStudio

7. United Kingdom passes Obscene Publications Act 1959

   Jul 29, 1959Labels: Obscene Publications, United Kingdom

   • UK Parliament
   • OPA 1959 Wikipedia

8. Grove Press publishes “Naked Lunch” in the United States

   Nov 20, 1962Labels: Grove Press, Naked Lunch

   • Columbia Library
   • Naked Lunch Wikipedia

9. UK publisher John Calder releases unexpurgated “Naked Lunch”

   Jan 1, 1964Labels: John Calder, Naked Lunch

   • Columbia Library
   • Naked Lunch Wikipedia

10. UK Obscene Publications Act 1964 strengthens enforcement powers

    Jul 31, 1964Labels: Obscene Publications, United Kingdom

    • UK Parliament
    • OPA 1964 Wikipedia

11. Massachusetts court finds “Naked Lunch” obscene

    Mar 23, 1965Labels: Massachusetts court, Naked Lunch

    • Naked Lunch Wikipedia

12. Massachusetts high court overturns “Naked Lunch” ban

    Jul 7, 1966Labels: Massachusetts Supreme, Naked Lunch

    • Justia
    • Harvard Crimson

13. New Zealand’s Indecent Publications Tribunal restricts “Naked Lunch”

    Jan 1, 1967Labels: New Zealand, Naked Lunch

    • NZ banned list
    • Te Ara 1966

14. By 1970, Beat censorship fights reshape global reception

    Dec 31, 1970Labels: Beat Generation, international reception

    • Howl Poems Wikipedia
    • Justia