A comprehensive collection of a twentieth-century American literary master William Everson (1912-1994), aka Brother Antoninus, was a poet, monk, letterpress printer, and a quintessential Californian. Originally from the San Joaquin Valley, Everson was part of the Beat poet movement in San Francisco during the 1950s; among his peers were Robert Duncan, Kenneth Rexroth, Robert Creeley, and Denise Levertov. Everson wrote about nature, religion, spiritual exploration, eroticism, sex, and poetry. He gained great notoriety for ...
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A comprehensive collection of a twentieth-century American literary master William Everson (1912-1994), aka Brother Antoninus, was a poet, monk, letterpress printer, and a quintessential Californian. Originally from the San Joaquin Valley, Everson was part of the Beat poet movement in San Francisco during the 1950s; among his peers were Robert Duncan, Kenneth Rexroth, Robert Creeley, and Denise Levertov. Everson wrote about nature, religion, spiritual exploration, eroticism, sex, and poetry. He gained great notoriety for his public poetry readings, where he projected great presence and veracity. Charismatic, Everson was a great inspiration to others, especially to those who appreciated the integration of poetry and printing. During the course of his life, his beliefs took many forms. He was an agnostic, a pantheist, a conscientious objector, an anarchist-pacifist Catholic Worker, a Dominican friar, and a moral force of the coastal mountains north of Santa Cruz, California. Dark God of Eros: A William Everson Reader collects Everson's most significant poems from the mid-1930s through the 1990s--including poems from The Crooked Lines of God, The Residual Years, The Veritable Years, and The Integral Years. Also included are autobiographical writings (including letters to Lawrence Clark Powell and text from Prodigious Thrust), a section on Everson and Robinson Jeffers, his essays on poetry and poetics, portfolio items from his handpress, interviews, letters, and photographs. This carefully chosen selection highlighting the range of Everson's work will help readers better understand the life and many transformations of one of California's most fascinating and elusive bards.
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The cover is clean but does show some wear. This book is in VERY GOOD condition. The cover and spine are solid, with minimal wear associated with shelved books. The interior pages are excellent, with no markings or highlighting. Page edges should be clean. No additional materials such as disks or codes are included, unless otherwise stated. Ships only in the US using Safe and Secure Bubble Mailer! This book has received some water damage. Some of the pages may be wavey or slightly stained, but still legible and in fairly good condition.
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FIRST EDITION, 1p THUS; 10987654321pt line
Publisher:
Heyday Books
Published:
2003
Language:
English
Alibris ID:
17772727413
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Illustrated by EVERSON WOODCUT COVER ART. Very Good. 6x9" VERY GOOD Condition CLEAN, SOLID, BRIGHT; RED & WHITE TITLES ON GREY APER COVERS SHOWING BLACK & WHITE FACE OF 3 FACES..; 403+pg thick pages; Volume in trilogy. THE CROOKED LINES OF GOD.....original mylar protector. "This First Edition is published; ...1 of 300 hardcover trade copies". stated end of book. NICE, CLEAN, SOLID COPY....Cover had photo of author reading. white robes & black cape. with orange border inside white hard covers. Nice clean copy....paper spine title label. on white cloth spine strip..
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Very Good. Heyday, 2003. Book. Very Good. Soft cover. 1st Edition. Tight & clean pages. With minor shelfwear. Lower corners have small curls, and top ends with age sprinkles. Benefits the Friends of the Albany, CA Library..
