Editing Allen Ginsberg (section)

===Illness and death===
In 1960, he was treated for a [[tropical disease]], and it is speculated that he contracted [[hepatitis]] from an unsterilized needle administered by a doctor, which played a role in his death 37 years later.<ref>{{harvnb|Morgan|2007|p=312}}</ref>

Ginsberg was a lifelong smoker, and though he tried to quit for health and religious reasons, his busy schedule in later life made it difficult, and he always returned to smoking.

In the 1970s, Ginsberg had two minor strokes which were first diagnosed as [[Bell's palsy]], which gave him significant paralysis and stroke-like drooping of the muscles in one side of his face. Later in life, he also had constant minor ailments such as [[Hypertension|high blood pressure]]. Many of these symptoms were related to stress, but he never slowed down his schedule.<ref>{{harvnb|Morgan|2007}}</ref>

[[File:Allen ginsberg 675.jpg|thumb|Allen Ginsberg, 1979]]

Ginsberg won a 1974 [[National Book Award]] for ''[[The Fall of America: Poems of These States|The Fall of America]]'' (split with [[Adrienne Rich]], ''[[Diving into the Wreck: Poems 1971–1972|Diving into the Wreck]]'').<ref name="nba1974">In 1993, Ginsberg visited the University of Maine at Orono for a conference, to pay homage to the 90-year-old great [https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poets/carl-rakosi Carl Rakosi] and to read poems as well. [https://www.nationalbook.org/awards-prizes/national-book-awards-1974 "National Book Awards{{snd}}1974"]. [[National Book Foundation]]. Retrieved April 7, 2012 (with acceptance speech by Ginsberg and essay by John Murillo from the Awards 60-year anniversary blog).</ref>

In 1986, Ginsberg was awarded the Golden Wreath by the [[Struga Poetry Evenings]] International Festival in Macedonia, the second American poet to be so awarded since [[W. H. Auden]]. At Struga, Ginsberg met with the other Golden Wreath winners, [[Bulat Okudzhava]] and [[Andrei Voznesensky]].

In 1989, Ginsberg appeared in [[Rosa von Praunheim]]'s award-winning film ''[[Silence = Death (film)|Silence = Death]]'' about the fight of gay artists in New York City for AIDS-education and the rights of HIV infected people.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |title=Silence = Death |url=https://teddyaward.tv/en/archive?a-z=1&select=S&id_film=405 |publisher=Teddy Award}}</ref>

In 1993, the French Minister of Culture appointed Ginsberg a [[Ordre des Arts et des Lettres|Chevalier des Arts et des Lettres]].

Ginsberg continued to help his friends as much as he could: he gave money to [[Herbert Huncke]] out of his own pocket, regularly supplied neighbor [[Arthur Russell (musician)|Arthur Russell]] with an extension cord to power his home recording setup,<ref>{{Cite web |last=Rhoades |first=Lindsey |date=March 8, 2017 |title=Echo in Eternity: The Indelible Mark of Arthur Russell |url=https://www.stereogum.com/1928507/echo-in-eternity-the-indelible-mark-of-arthur-russell/franchises/sounding-board/ |website=Stereogum}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=September 13, 2010 |title=Arthur Russell / Allen Ginsberg Track Discovered |url=https://www.clashmusic.com/news/arthur-russell-allen-ginsberg-track-discovered}}</ref> and housed a broke, drug-addicted [[Harry Everett Smith|Harry Smith]].

With the exception of a special guest appearance at the [[NYU]] Poetry [[Poetry slam|Slam]] on February 20, 1997, Ginsberg gave what is thought to be his last reading at The [[Booksmith]] in San Francisco on December 16, 1996.

After returning home from the hospital for the last time, where he had been unsuccessfully treated for [[congestive heart failure]], Ginsberg continued making phone calls to say goodbye to nearly everyone in his address book. Some of the phone calls were sad and interrupted by crying, and others were joyous and optimistic.<ref>{{harvnb|Morgan|2007|p=649}}</ref> Ginsberg continued to write through his final illness, with his last poem, "Things I'll Not Do (Nostalgias)", written on March 30.<ref>Ginsberg, Allen ''Collected Poems 1947–1997'', pp. 1160–61.</ref>

He died on April 5, 1997, surrounded by family and friends in his [[East Village, Manhattan|East Village]] loft in Manhattan, succumbing to [[liver cancer]] via complications of [[hepatitis]] at the age of 70.<ref name="NYTObit" /> [[Gregory Corso]], [[Roy Lichtenstein]], [[Patti Smith]] and others came by to pay their respects.<ref>{{harvnb|Morgan|2007|p=651}}</ref> He was cremated, and his ashes were buried in his family plot in Gomel Chesed Cemetery in Newark.<ref name="nyt1">{{Cite news |last=Strauss |first=Robert |date=March 28, 2004 |title=Sometimes the Grave Is a Fine and Public Place. |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2004/03/28/nyregion/sometimes-the-grave-is-a-fine-and-public-place.html |access-date=August 21, 2007}}</ref> He was survived by Orlovsky.

In 1998, various writers, including [[Catfish McDaris]], read at a gathering at Ginsberg's farm to honor Allen and the Beats.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Michalis Limnios |date=March 1, 2013 |title=Poet and author Catfish McDaris says stories from his experiences from the poetry and music world |url=http://blues.gr/profiles/blogs/poet-and-author-catfish-mcdaris-says-stories-from-his-experiences |website=Blues.gr}}</ref>

''[[Good Will Hunting]]'' (released in December 1997) was dedicated to Ginsberg, as well as Burroughs, who died four months later.<ref name="ES-19980303">{{Cite web |last=Clarke |first=Roger |date=March 3, 1998 |title=Roger Clarke {{!}} Gus Van Sant |url=https://www.standard.co.uk/go/london/film/roger-clarke-6331844.html |access-date=May 18, 2019 |website=[[London Evening Standard]]}}</ref>