But Gene tends to minimalize, doubt his role as a poet. Why, he wrote before I did, and in the beginning I was imitative of him and our father. I mean, he's a great, major poet. Despite the dissimilar paths their personal and professional lives took, the brothers are close. Mr. Brooks and his wife, Constance, have five adult children.
None shows poetic aspirations.
I just don't emphasize it. I go about my business and my own life. But at the same time, I'm very proud of it. Besides, there are fringe benefits. In its New York debut at the Brooklyn Academy of Music, Mr. Ginsberg was frequently accompanied by his brother.