Let's Not Keep Fighting The Trojan War; New and Selected Poems 1986-2009

Sanders, Edward

ISBN 10: 1566892341 / ISBN 13: 9781566892346

Published by Coffee House Press, Minneapolis, 2009

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245pp. Octavo [23cm] Paperback. From the publisher: "In this collection, Edward Sanders animates the whole of human history breathing new life into ancient stories, celebrating artists and activists, telling tales of bohemian escapades, eulogizing friends and politicians, and lamenting the follies that have led us to war time and again. With exuberant pragmatism and visionary scholarship, Sanders continues to mark the way forward for poets and peacemakers, rock 'n' rollers, and revolutionaries. ". Seller Inventory # 20171

Bibliographic Details

Title: Let's Not Keep Fighting The Trojan War; New ...

Publisher: Coffee House Press, Minneapolis

Publication Date: 2009

Binding: Paperback

Condition: NEW

Edition: First edition.

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Synopsis:

Unusual book

About the Author:

Edward Sanders is the bestselling author of the Charles Manson exposé, The Family, author of the recently published Poems for New Orleans, and a recipient of the American Book Award. He is also a founding member of the legendary rock group, The Fugs, a classics scholar, publisher, former bookseller, and pioneer in investigative poetics. He lives in Woodstock, New York. A native Cailfornian and central figure in the Beat movement, poet Joanne Kyger has taught at the New College of California in San Francisco and at the Naropa University Summer Writing Program. She has published more than twenty books, including the recent As Ever: Selected Poems, and is a recipient of the PEN Oakland--Josephine Miles Award in poetry.