Twelve Los Angeles Poets by Grapes, Jack (9780941017145)

Twelve Los Angeles Poets

by Grapes, Jack

Paperback - English

Poetry. Edited by Jack Grapes. Another in the ONTHEBUS Poets Series of books celebrating the vitality and diversity of Los Angeles poetry. These twelve poets explore theSouthern California quest, that American search for the Grail born outof a sterile world of fears and lusts, of human beings waiting for somesign or promise of redemption. The poets in this collection transformthe Unreal City at the heart of T.S. Eliot's wasteland into the cityinside our heads, our fantasies, our dreams, our memories mixed withdesire. A companion volume to THIRTEEN LOS ANGELES POETS. Perfectbound.

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ADDITIONAL INFO

ISBN

0941017141

EAN

9780941017145

Publisher

BOMBSHELTER PR

Publication Date

15 Nov 2001

Pages

218

Weight (kg)

0.36

Dimensions (cm)

22.8 x 15.1 x 1.5

About Author

Jack Grapes is an award-winning poet, playwright, actor, teacher, and the editor and publisher of ONTHEBUS, one of the top literary journals in the country. He has won several publishing grants and Fellowships in Literature from the National Endowment for the Arts. He's also received nine Artist-in- Residence Grants from the California Arts Council to teach writing in various schools throughout Los Angeles. He is the author of 13 books of poetry, including TREES, COFFEE, AND THE EYES OF DEER, and BREAKING DOWN THE SURFACE OF THE WORLD. A spoken-word CD, Pretend, was recently issued by DePaul U