This Kind of Bird Flies Backward. Introduction by L. Ferlinghetti.

DI PRIMA, Diane.

Published by New York: Totem Press, 1958

About this Item

First edition, first printing, signed by the author on the first leaf. This was Di Prima's first book of poetry and is rare signed. An outspoken feminist, activist, writer, and self-avowed revolutionary, Di Prima forged a formidable voice for herself in the male-dominated Beat movement. She was named Poet Laureate of San Francisco in 2009. "I wanted everything - very earnestly and totally - I wanted to have every experience I could have", she remarked in an interview with Jacket Magazine. She summarized her approach to life succinctly: "Well, nobody's done it quite this way before but fuck it, that's what I'm doing, I'm going to risk it". David Hadbawnik, "Diane di Prima in Conversation", Jacket Magazine, Aug. 2001, available online. Small octavo. With drawings by Bret Rohmer. Original wire-stitched tan wrappers lettered in black with designs by Mike Wiener, edges uncut. Wrappers toned: a near-fine copy.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: This Kind of Bird Flies Backward. Introduction by L. Ferlinghetti.
• Publisher: New York: Totem Press, 1958
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Signed: Signed by Author(s)