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<<< 1 2     sort list by title | publication date Impossible Princess Kevin Killian Impossible Princess is a book John Rechy's or Dennis Cooper's characters would read All Over Coffee Paul Madonna "A comic strip with no characters, plot or comedy – just exquisitely observed, fine-lined drawings of sunlit San Francicso, captioned with bittersweet fragments of dialogue. For fans of . . . Pekar's slice-of-life miniatures . . ." – Entertainment Weekly The Other Side of the Postcard devorah major In conjunction with the San Francisco Public Library, poet laureate devorah major made a public appeal for poems that explored the realities of people's lives in a city as tough and tragic as it is beautiful and exhilarating. This anthology collects... Where River Meets Ocean San Francisco Poet Laureate Series devorah major This collection of poetry begins with the poet's inaugural address as Laureate of San Francisco, a sparkling essay that shows how poetry can please and empower. Strong, introspective and caring, major's poems capture the challenge and joy of being an... San Francisco Beat Talking with the Poets David Meltzer San Francisco Beat is an essential archive of the Beat Generation, a rich moment in a fortunate place. America-somnolent, conformist, and paranoid in the 1950s-was changed forever by a handful of people who refused an existence of drudgery and... When I Was a Poet Pocket Poets Number 60 David Meltzer An autobiographical masterpiece by a prominent Beat poet, who Ferlinghetti has deemed "one of the greats." Howl on Trial The Battle for Free Expression Bill Morgan, Nancy J. Peters The inside story of the publication and defense of Howl in correspondence, documents and photographs. This War Called Love Alejandro Murguía From Mexico City to San Francisco's Mission District, nothing comes easy-in life or in love. Here is an unstereotypical view of a world as treacherous as it is tender, as hilarious as it is heartbreaking. Authentic and honest, these nine stories... San Francisco's Telegraph Hill Revised and Updated Edition David F. Myrick The City Lights Foundation has collaborated with the Telegraph Hill Dwellers Association to update and reprint David Myrick's classic Telegraph Hill, a beautiful, lavishly illustrated book that is an invaluable community resource documenting the story... Robert Duncan in San Francisco Michael Rumaker A revealing portrait of a major poet of the SF Renaissance and a gripping account of late '50s gay life. King of Shadows Aaron Shurin A candid and rich account of gay life as a poet in San Francisco since the 1960s Stranger in Town Cedar Sigo Redolent of Wieners, Whalen, and Lamantia, Stranger in Town is the second coming of the SF Renaissance. Close to the Machine Technophilia and Its Discontents Ellen Ullman If there is such a thing as a typical computer programmer, Ellen Ullman is not it. She's female, a former communist, bisexual, old enough to be a twentysomething's mom, and not a nerd. She runs her own computer-consulting business in San Francisco... <<< 1 2