Kamau Brathwaite writes political African-American Caribbean poetry. This collection presents a vision filled with pride of ancestry and shame of slavery.
"Genius—brilliant, polished and of considerable depth." —Ishmael Reed
Never before translated into English, the Manimekhalai is one of the great classics of Indian culture.
Poems deal with truth, religion, nature, thought, the role of poetry, death, visions, age, and the past.
"Mr. Kaufman has a genuine lyric talent, and his poetry is sensuous, exciting, and charged with vitality." —Publishers Weekly
"...he is and will be always the magister, the singular Master of the Dance." —Robert Creeley
“Nothing stands still in this poetry: the wind blows the trees, the lake water ripples and the ever-present road runs in and out of the hills.”—American Poetry Review
The wonderful picture-poems of Kenneth Patchen, long out of print, are being brought back into one generous volume—cryptic creatures quipping quirky quotes and all.
A daring collection of poems by Denmark’s most eminent poet, with fifteen illustrations by the Danish artist Johanne Fosse.