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

Published by New York: Totem Press, 1958

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First edition, signed by the author on the first leaf, and with the ownership inscription of poet Kent Taylor opposite. 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". Kent Taylor was a key member of Cleveland's underground poetry scene in the 1960s. His first books were published by d. a. levy, and he appeared in periodicals alongside Ted Berrigan and Charles Bukowski. Along with Levy, he provided the illustrations for The Marrahwanna Quarterly. 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 with a few marks and scuffs: a very good copy. …

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Title
This Kind of Bird Flies Backward. Introduction by L. Ferlinghetti.
Author
DI PRIMA, Diane.
Publisher
New York: Totem Press, 1958
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1st Edition

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