Forever Words
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A treasure-trove of never-before-published poems and songs from the legendary Johnny Cash.
Since his first recordings in 1955, Johnny Cash has been an icon in the music world. In his newly discovered poems and song lyrics, we see the world through his eyes. The poetry reveals his depth of understanding, both of the world around him and within—his frailties and his strengths alike. He pens verses in his hallmark voice, reflecting upon love, pain, freedom, fame, and mortality.
Illustrated with facsimile reproductions of Cash's own handwritten pages, Forever Words is a remarkable new addition to the canon of one of America's heroes. His music is a part of our collective history, but here he demonstrates the depth of his talent as a writer.
Edited and introduced by Paul Muldoon, with a foreword by John Carter Cash, this is a book sure to delight and surprise fans the world over.
Series: Canons
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Praised by legends like Bob Dylan as the ultimate reflection on mortality, and described by the New York Times as "unmistakably personal" and "strikingly evocative," this rich and genuine collection is celebrated across generations, with endorsements from Mick Jagger, Nick Cave, and Leonard Cohen.
Book Details
INFORMATION
ISBN: 9781838857943
Publisher: Canongate Books
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 03 November 2022
Country: United Kingdom
Imprint: Canongate Canons
Edition: Main - Canons
Illustration: Integrated black and white photos, manuscript pages and letters.
Contributors:
- Edited by Paul Muldoon
- Introduction by Paul Muldoon
- Foreword by John Carter Cash
- Edited by Paul Muldoon
- Edited by Paul Muldoon
Audience: General / adult
DIMENSIONS
Spine width: 8.0mm
Width: 129.0mm
Height: 198.0mm
Weight: 102g
Pages: 144
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About the Author
Johnny Cash (1932-2003) was an American icon and country music superstar. Cash first sang publicly while in the air force in the early fifties. Married to country legend June Carter, he became the youngest person ever to be chosen for the Country Music Hall of Fame, and was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1992, the Gospel Hall of Fame and is also a member of the Songwriter's Hall of Fame. Over the course of his career, he appeared in feature films, hosted his own television show, he won nineteen Grammy awards, four of them posthumously, and performed everywhere from the Folsom State Prison to the White House.
John Carter Cash, having been involved in music all his life, is an accomplished and award-winning record producer. He is also a singer-songwriter and recording artist. He is the only son of Johnny Cash and June Carter Cash. He is also the author of three children's books, a biography on his father, one on his mother's life and a fantasy novel, Lupus Rex.
Paul Muldoon is the author of twelve collections of verse, including Moy Sand and Gravel, for which he won the 2003 Pulitzer Prize for Poetry. He is Howard Clark Professor at Princeton University and is a Fellow of the Royal Society for Literature and a Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Letters.
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