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1 2 3 4 5 6 >>>     sort list by title | author Incarnadine Poems Mary Szybist The anticipated second book by the poet Mary Szybist, author of Granted, a finalist for the National Book Critics Circle Award Robert Duncan in San Francisco Michael Rumaker HOT OFF THE PRESS: A revealing portrait of a major poet of the SF Renaissance and a gripping account of late '50s gay life. Time of Useful Consciousness Lawrence Ferlinghetti Lawrence Ferlinghetti's first book since Poetry as Insurgent Art, a new call to action and a vivid picture of civilization moving towards its brink. New Directions is proud to announce a riveting and galvanizing new book by Lawrence Ferlinghetti. Nervous Device Catherine Wagner NEW SPOTLIGHT POETRY! With Nervous Device, Catherine Wagner explores the boundary the poem marks between poet and audience, questioning the potential for human connection. A Time of Angels Homero Aridjis A poetic fable, illustrated by one of Mexico's most prominent artists, describes a dreamy contemplation of the reign of angels. Everything Indicates Bay Bridge Poems & Portraits Thomas Michael Alleman, Ben Davis, Elissa Perry, Tamsin Smith Local poets were hoisted up into the windy towers of the new eastern span of the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge in April 2011 to observe and map its progress and something of its soul. Their words, enhanced by the luminous photographs of... Sister Spit Writing, Rants and Reminiscence from the Road Michelle Tea The inaugural book of the new City Lights/Sister Spit Series! A collection of writing and artwork from Sister Spit, the hilariously feminist, gender-bending, genre-busting literary roadshow. What Light Can Do Essays on Art, Imagination, and the Natural World Robert Hass Renowned for his magisterial verse, Robert Hass is also a brilliant essayist. the New York Times hailed him as a writer who "is so intelligent that to read his poetry or prose, or to hear him speak, gives one an almost visceral pleasure." Now, with... Memory Wing Bill Lavender A memoir in verse that explores the outer reaches of truth: of memory, language and art. Loosely based on the tripartite structure of The Divine Comedy, this poem appears as a simple memoir in lyrical and immediately accessible language, yet it works... Robert Duncan The Ambassador from Venus Lisa Jarnot This definitive biography gives a brilliant account of the life and art of Robert Duncan (1919–1988), one of America's great postwar poets. Traveling Light Poems Linda Pastan "Surprising readers with subject and an occasional rhyme, Pastan proves once again that she is a poet who can ground us, who can astound us. Essential reading for poetry lovers."—Library Journal The Book of Men Poems Dorianne Laux The narrative poems in Dorianne Laux's fifth collection charge through the summer of love, where Vietnam casts a long shadow, and into the present day, where she compassionately paints the smoky bars, graffiti, and addiction of urban life. Thirty Poems Robert Walser In a small, exquisite clothbound format resembling the early Swiss and German editions of Walser's work, Thirty Poems collects famed translator Christopher Middleton's favorite poems from the more than five hundred Walser wrote. Upgraded to Serious Heather McHugh This fast-paced, verbally dexterous book—honored as a "Book of the Year" by Publishers Weekly—"boils up and boils over" as it utilizes medical terminology and iconography to work through loss and detachment. 1 2 3 4 5 6 >>>