"Tells more about Iraq than many commentaries being offered up these days." --Le Monde
At the age of 22, Campana went to sea, then became a vagabond, working sporadically as miner, fireman, organ grinder, circus tumbler and musician. Still in his 20s, he wrote "Orphic Songs" ablaze with the fury of the poet crazed by life.
This text combines two of Pacheo's recent collections in a bilingual format, painting a vivid picture of the noble beauty and uncontrollable tragedy that is Mexico City - and the world - today.
The inside story of the publication and defense of Howl in correspondence, documents, and photographs.
African American surrealism that extends from the ocean floor to the outer reaches of space.
Two lost Beat generation books: mystical poems by Philip Lamantia and the legendary poems of John Hoffman.
A haunting exploration of identity, history, displacement, and war from an Arab American perspective
Maintaining political, intellectual, and ethical hope in the heart of the world's most powerful nation.