Time of Useful Consciousness (Americus, 2)

Time of Useful Consciousness (Americus, 2)

Lawrence Ferlinghetti's first book since Poetry as Insurgent Art, a new call to action and a vivid picture of civilization moving towards its brink.
New Directions is proud to announce a riveting and galvanizing new book by Lawrence Ferlinghetti. At ninety-three, he shows more power than most any other poet at work today. Ferlinghetti describes his new book, Time of Useful Consciousness, as â€œa fragmented recording of the American stream-of-consciousness, always westward streaming; a peopleâ€™s poetic history in the tradition of William Carlos Williamsâ€™ Paterson, Charles Olsonâ€™s Maximus, Allen Ginsbergâ€™s Fall of America, and Ed Sandersâ€™ America: a History in Verse. â€˜Time of Useful Consciousness, is an aeronautical term denoting the time between when one loses oxygen and when one passes out, the brief time in which some life-saving action is possible.â€Ferlinghettiâ€™s first book since Poetry as Insurgent Art, the fierce and immediate Time of Useful Consciousness presents poetry written â€œin ways that those who see poetry as the province of the few and educated had never imaginedâ€ (The New York Times Book Review).
Country USA
Brand New Directions
Manufacturer New Directions
Binding Hardcover
ReleaseDate 2012-10-24
UnitCount 1
EANs 9780811220316

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