Philip Lamantia, John Hoffman

Tau/Journey to the End

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Two lost Beat generation books: mystical poems by Philip Lamantia and the legendary poems of John Hoffman.

Produktdetails

• City Lights Pocket Poets Series
• Verlag: City Lights Books
• Seitenzahl: 150
• Erscheinungstermin: April 2008
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 161mm x 140mm x 11mm
• Gewicht: 128g
• ISBN-13: 9780872864856
• ISBN-10: 0872864855
• Artikelnr.: 23306838

Autorenporträt

Philip Lamantia (1927-2005) became a nationally-known poet at 15, published by surrealist magazines View and VVV. He became a major twentieth century poet, precursor to and fellow traveler with the Beat Generation. Reflecting his esoteric mysticism and use of consciousness-expanding drugs, Lamantia's poetry is considered the primary link between the European avant-garde and American counterculture. John Hoffman (1928-1952) is a legendary member of the original Beat Generation poets. Dying of unknown causes on a trip to Mexico, he remained unpublished during his lifetime. In 1955, Philip Lamantia read Hoffman's poetry at the 6 Gallery reading where Ginsberg debuted "Howl." This is the first appearance of Hoffman's poetry in any widely-available form.