Recently Released Books from City Lights Publishers!

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Poems Retrieved
Frank O'Hara
A reissue of the classic, essential companion to O'Hara's "Collected Poems," with a new foreword by Bill Berkson.
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Joie de Vivre
Selected Poems 1992-2012
Lisa Jarnot
New Spotlight Poetry: A selection from twenty years of poetry from one of the key avant-garde women poets of the post-Language generation.
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Cha-Ching!
Ali Liebegott
New from City Lights/Sister Spit! A tender, unforgettable story about being young and broke in America, and the conjoined hearts of love and addiction.
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The Beautifully Worthless
Ali Liebegott
Back in print! Ali Liebegott's award-winning epic road poem has been compared to Jack Kerouac and David Wojnarowicz.
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Arguing for Our Lives
A User's Guide to Constructive Dialog
Robert Jensen
With public discourse more skewed than ever by big money's propaganda, our future hinges on our capacity for critical thinking.
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The End of San Francisco
Mattilda Bernstein Sycamore
Just in! An elegy for the dream of a radical queer community, and the mythical city that was supposed to nurture it.
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National Insecurity
The Cost of American Militarism
Melvin A. Goodman
Now available! Former CIA analyst reveals why pumping more money into US military spending destabilizes both the economy and long-term national security.
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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.
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Nervous Device
Catherine Wagner
With Nervous Device, Catherine Wagner explores the boundary the poem marks between poet and audience, questioning the potential for human connection.
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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.



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