Diane Prima
Revolutionary Letters: Expanded 50th Anniversary Edition: Pocket Poets Series No. 27
- ISBN 13:
- 9780872868793
- author:
- Diane Prima
- format:
- Hardcover
- publisher:
- City Lights Books
- language:
- English
- Publication Year:
- 2021
- Pages:
- 216
- Dimensions:
- 16 x 12.4 x 2 centimeters (0.22
- Genre:
- Poetry, Subjects & Themes, Inspirational & Religious,
- Condition:
- New
- Availability:
- Item usually sent within 5 working days
Description
Diane di Prima's Revolutionary Letters is a powerful collection of poems that have been a cornerstone of countercultural living and radical politics for over five decades. First published in 1971, this 50th Anniversary Edition features 15 new poems, bringing the total number of poems to 30, and marks the culmination of di Prima's lifelong project. Written between 1968 and 2020, these poems are a testament to di Prima's vision and commitment to creating a more just and equitable world. They are a handbook of living, a manual for protest, and a feminist broadside against the repressive state apparatus. The poems are infused with a blend of utopian imagination, radical politics, and ecological awareness, and have been widely circulated through underground newspapers and free pamphlets. This edition is a long-awaited return to City Lights, and is accompanied by the publication of di Prima's Spring and Autumn Annals, released on the one-year anniversary of her passing.