Kaddish and Other Poems

Name: Kaddish and Other Poems
Brand: Hachette Aotearoa New Zealand
SKU: 9780872865112
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50th Anniversary Edition

By Allen Ginsberg

Series: Pocket Poets Series

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Kaddish and Other Poems is a seminal collection by Allen Ginsberg, featuring the deeply personal and influential poem Kaddish. Alongside the more famous Howl, these works are cornerstones of twentieth-century American poetry. This deluxe fiftieth-anniversary edition includes an illuminating afterword by biographer Bill Morgan and rare unpublished photographs, documents, and letters that provide insight into the creation of Kaddish.
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Allen Ginsberg's Kaddish, along with the more celebrated Howl, is one of the most important and influential American poems of the twentieth century.

This deluxe hardcover fiftieth-anniversary edition of Kaddish and Other Poems features an illuminating afterword by Ginsberg biographer Bill Morgan, as well as previously unpublished photographs, documents, and letters relating to the composition of the poem.

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Kaddish and Other Poems

Allen Ginsberg's Kaddish, along with the more celebrated Howl, is one of the most important and influential American poems of the twentieth century. This deluxe hardcover fiftieth-anniversary edition of Kaddish and Other Poems features an illuminating afterword by Ginsberg biographer Bill Morgan, as well as previously unpublished photographs, documents, and letters relating to the composition of the poem.

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Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780872865112

Publisher: City Lights Books

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 06 January 2011

Country: United States

Imprint: City Lights Books

Edition: NONE, 50th Anniversary Edition

Illustration: Illustrations

Contributors:

Afterword by Bill Morgan

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Width: 127.0mm

Height: 165.0mm

Weight: 113g

Pages: 128

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Allen Ginsberg Arts & Culture Non-Fiction Poetry Series: Pocket Poets Series

About the Author

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