Gregory Corso was born on March 26, 1930 in New York City. His first book of poetry was published by City Lights Press in 1955.
Real-life hero of Kerouac's novels tells his own fast-driving story as a hustling, vagrant youth Out West.
A fantastical gonzo Aztlan mythology, where modern Aztecs and immigrant ghosts uncover blood sacrifice in Los Angeles.
Perloff's memoir of her career in the theater offers a provocative, passionate and deeply personal view of theater's role today.
Fast-paced frontline reporting and analysis on the militaristic spread of US Border Patrol and the long-term consequences for free society.
A comprehensive selection from Ferlinghetti's famed City Lights Pocket Poets Series, published on the 60th anniversary of its founding.
How "colorblindness" in policy and personal practice perpetuate racial inequity in the United States today.
Deep Code explores "side language," as a subset of other languages, whether slang or metaphor, to both communicate and obfuscate.
In gritty, sometimes fantastical stories about Latinx life, women challenge feminine stereotypes and make sense of fractured family histories.
Essays on racial flashpoints, white denial, violence, and the manipulation of fears in America today.
The real story--and human price--of US/Mexico border enforcement.