Thirsting for Peace in a Raging Century: Selected Poems 1961-1985

Sanders, Edward

ISBN 10: 1566892384 / ISBN 13: 9781566892384

Editore: Coffee House Press, 2009

Item in very good condition! Textbooks may not include supplemental items i.e. CDs, access codes etc. Codice articolo 00097475242

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If you want to know what the 60s really were about, youll find out between [these] covers.The Kansas City Star

[Thirsting for Peace in a Raging Century] restores Edward Sanders to his rightful place at the forefront of the poetry of his time, and reminds us that spending one's days in active pursuit of the betterment of all life on the planet isn't necessarily antithetical to the creation of first-rate writing.San Francisco Chronicle

This American Book Awardwinning collection begins with Edward Sanders' famous first "Poem from Jail," written in 1961 during his incarceration for disrupting the christening of a nuclear submarine, and covers the twenty tumultuous years that followed. Now back in print, this vital addition to all collections of contemporary American poetry and culture chronicles Sanders literary, political, and rock 'n' roll adventures, as well as the joys of life in rural Woodstock, New York.

A legend of the American counterculture, Edward Sanders recent books include Poems for New Orleans and Lets Not Keep Fighting the Trojan War.

Informazioni sull?autore:

Edward Sanders is the bestselling author of the Charles Manson exposé, The Family, author of the recently published Poems for New Orleans, and a recipient of the American Book Award. He is also a founding member of the legendary rock group, The Fugs, a classics scholar, publisher, former bookseller, and pioneer in investigative poetics. He lives in Woodstock, New York.

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Titolo: Thirsting for Peace in a Raging Century: ...
Casa editrice: Coffee House Press
Data di pubblicazione: 2009
Legatura: Brossura
Condizione: Very Good