Indispensable volume of previously unavailable poetry by an
American master Be Brave to Things shows legendary San Francisco
Renaissance poet Jack Spicer at the top of his form, with his
blistering intelligence, painful double-edged wit, and devastating
will to truth everywhere on display. Much of the poetry here has
never before been published, but the volume also includes much
out-of-print or hard to find work, as well as Spicer's three major
plays, which have never been collected. Here one finds major
unfinished projects, early and alternate versions of well-known
Spicer poems, shimmering stand-alone lyrics, and intricate extended
"books" and serial poems. This new cache of Spicer material will be
indispensable for any student of 20th century American poetry,
proffering a trove of primary material for Spicer's growing
readership to savor and enjoy. "When your body brushed against me.
. ." When your body brushed against me I remembered How we used to
catch butterflies in our hands Down in the garden. We were such
patient children Following them from flower to flower Waiting and
hoping. With our cupped hands we used to catch them And they
answered us with a soft tickle For they never stopped flying. In
bed I remembered them and cried for The touch of their fast wings,
the impatience Of their bright colors I am too old for such games
But even tonight, now your body has reminded me of butterflies I
lie here awake, pretending.
General
Imprint: |
Wesleyan University Press
|
Country of origin: |
United States |
Series: |
Wesleyan Poetry Series |
Release date: |
October 2023 |
Authors: |
Jack Spicer
|
Editors: |
Daniel Katz
|
Dimensions: |
203 x 152mm (L x W) |
Pages: |
400 |
ISBN-13: |
978-0-8195-0096-0 |
Categories: |
Books
|
LSN: |
0-8195-0096-8 |
Barcode: |
9780819500960 |
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