Synopsis:

From the groundbreaking (and betselling) A Coney Island of the Mind in 1958 to the “personal epic” of Americus, Book I in 2003, Lawrence Ferlinghetti has, in more than 30 books, been the poetic conscience of America. Now in Poetry As Insurgent Art, he offers, in prose, his primer of what poetry is, could be, should be. The result is by turns tender and furious, personal and political. If you are a reader of poetry, find out what is missing from the usual fare you are served; if you are a poet, read at your own risk—you will never again look at your role in the same way.

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Type of Work:

Book

Publishers:

New Directions

Purchase From:

City Lights
New Directions

Original Publish Date:

September 1, 2007

Formats and associated ISBNs:

0811217191

Formats:

Hardcover

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