{{Short description|Event}} The '''Howl Festival''' (sometimes styled '''Howl! Festival''' or '''HOWL! Festival''') was an event that took place in Manhattan's Tompkins Square Park. It was founded in 2003 and held each spring through 2013 as a celebration of the arts history of the East Village and the Lower East Side. It was named for and inspired by Allen Ginsberg's poem ''Howl and Other Poems'' and the Festival honors Ginsberg.<ref name=pel>{{cite news|last1=Ashman|first1=Angela|title=Poetic License|url=http://www.villagevoice.com/2012-05-23/voice-choices/poetic-license/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121029040215/http://www.villagevoice.com/2012-05-23/voice-choices/poetic-license/|url-status=dead|archive-date=October 29, 2012|accessdate=2014-10-23|work=Village Voice|date=2012-05-23}}</ref><ref name=dnai>{{cite news|title=Tompkins Square Park Celebrates HOWL! Festival|url=http://www.dnainfo.com/new-york/20110604/lower-east-side-east-village/tompkins-square-park-celebrates-howl-festival|accessdate=2014-10-22|work=DNAinfo|date=2011-06-04|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20141103090655/http://www.dnainfo.com/new-york/20110604/lower-east-side-east-village/tompkins-square-park-celebrates-howl-festival|archivedate=2014-11-03}}</ref> From 2004-2006, the managing director was Greg Fuchs.
The 2014 Festival was postponed indefinitely due to issues surrounding the permits for and use of the Park.<ref name=fus>{{cite web|last1=Marotta|first1=Jenna|date=2014-04-14|title=More On HOWL! Fest's Postponement: 'It's Been Very Frustrating'|url=http://bedfordandbowery.com/2014/04/more-on-howl-fests-postponement-its-been-very-frustrating/|work=Bedford + Bowery|accessdate=2014-10-22}}</ref>
Howl Arts Inc., an arts organization with a permanent location in the East Village, emerged in part from the Howl Festival. Its work includes carrying forward some of the programming that was formerly a part of the Howl Festival,<ref>[https://www.howlarts.org/about-us/ About Us - Howl! Arts<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> including an annual celebration marking Allen Ginsberg's birthday<ref>[https://www.howlarts.org/event/happy-birthday-allen-ginsberg/ Happy Birthday Allen Ginsberg! - Howl! Arts<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> among other programs that celebrate the cultural history of the East Village and Lower East Side.
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==External links== * {{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20100805024345/http://www.howlfestival.com/festival/about/ howlfestival.com]}}
Category:Arts festivals in New York City Category:Tompkins Square Park Category:East Village, Manhattan Category:Festivals in Manhattan
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