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<<< 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 >>>     sort list by title | author Mayakovsky's Revolver Poems Matthew Dickman From a dazzling, award-winning young poet, a collection that paints life as a celebration in the dark. At the center of Mayakovsky's Revolver is the suicide of Matthew Dickman’s older brother. "Known for poems of universality of feeling, expressive... I'm Your Man The Life of Leonard Cohen Sylvie Simmons Beautifly written, impossible to put down, and an absolute must for any Cohen fan! Or, for that matter, for any fan of the worlds of travel, religion and poetry, as well as the inner workings of the music industry. Cohen was such an interesting man... 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. 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... Money Shot Rae Armantrout The poems in Money Shot are forensic. This stunning follow-up to Versed is a wonderfully stringent exploration of how deeply our experience of everyday life is embedded in capitalism. 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. Psyche of Mirrors A Promenade of Portraits Carolyn Kleefeld Do not take Psyche of Mirrors lightly. All these creatures, the Schnoozlers, Lisa-Fleur, Sui-lan, Bernadine the Butterfly and the others, have lives of their own and will not leave you alone after you have met them. They will come up in your dreams or... Ring of Bone Collected Poems (New & Expanded Edition) Lew Welch A new and expanded edition of the classic go-to collection of Lew Welch's poetry, a must for both fans and new readers. Antigonick Sophocles An illustrated new translation of Sophokles' Antigone 50 American Plays Poems Michael Dickman, Matthew Dickman Pointed, comic, and surreal, these one-page vignettes feature unusual staging and an eclectic cast of characters—landforms, lobsters, and historical figures including Duke Ellington, Sacajawea, Judy Garland, and Kenneth Koch Inside/Out Selected Poems Marilyn Buck The first-ever collection of Marilyn Buck's poetry, searing, soaring, a living tribute to her indomitable spirit, revolutionary intelligence, and poet's vision. <<< 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 >>>