REED, Ishmael (ed)

Calafia: the California Poetry

Berkeley: Y'Bird Books, 1979. First Edition. Octavo. Pictorial card wrappers (only format issued); lxxxiii, 417pp. Mild external wear and soil; horizontal crease to rear cover; text clean, tight and unmarked - Very Good.

Groundbreaking collection of California poetry, collecting work by writers both well- and little-known including Eugene Redmond, Kenneth Patchen, Omar Salinas, Ernesto Padilla, Jack Micheline, David Meltzer, and many, many others. "This anthology attempts to bring together the poetry of different California cultures under one roof. We have not sought to segregate these cultures according to 'race,' 'nation,' or chronology. We agree with Simon Ortiz that 'Poetry is an all-inclusive singular event and idea throughout time.'" (from the editor's Preface).

Price: $30.00

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