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An Accidential Autobiography (Paperback, New)
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An Accidential Autobiography (Paperback, New)
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Fabulous letters from the vagabond Beat poet to his friendsamong
them Allen Ginsberg and Lawrence Ferlinghetti. For all his charm
and intelligence poet Gregory Corso lived a vagabond life. He never
held down a regular job. He rarely stayed very long under the same
roof. He spent long stretchessome as long as four or five
yearsabroad. Many of his letters came from EuropeFrance, England,
Germany, Italy, Sweden, Greeceas he kept in touch with his circle
of friendsamong them his best friend Allen Ginsberg and a steady
supporter, Lawrence Ferlinghetti. He left (or was left by) a number
of girlfriends and he fathered five children along the way. He was
apt to raise a bit of a ruckus at poetry readings and other public
events. No one could be sure what he might do next except that he
would write poetry and get it published and that it would be widely
read. When the idea of a book of selected letters was first
proposed, Gregory had some reservations about it. Would the book
reveal too much of his private life? But then with typical hubris
he said the equivalent of "let it all hang out" and "all" does hang
out in An Accidental Autobiography. The book is indeed the next
thing to an unplanned self-portrait and gives a lively sense of the
life Gregory Corso led, marching to his own drummer and leaving in
his wake such marvelous books of Beat poetry as The Happy Birthday
of Death, Elegiac Feelings American, Long Live Man, and Herald of
the Autochthonic Spirit. Bill Morgan, who is extremely conversant
with the Beats, has done an admirable job collecting letters from
libraries and various individuals across the country and then
selecting and organizing them in a progression that spans Corso's
lifetime. In addition to Morgan's introduction and commentary, the
book includes a special foreword by poet and rock star Patti Smith
as well as a number of photographs.
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