Illuminated Poems of Allen Ginsberg ANNOTATION
In the tradition of William Blake, the 18th century English poet whose Illuminated Poems became a literary classic, quintessential Beat poet Allen Ginsberg and illustrator Eric Drooker have joined forces to create a book of 50 poems which span Ginsberg's creative period from 1948 to the present, enchanced by full color and black-and-white illustrations.
FROM THE PUBLISHER
Illuminated Poems is the collaboration between two visionaries of different generations: Allen Ginsberg, the quintessential Beat and America's best-known poet, and Eric Drooker, an artist of the metropolis whose provocative images reflect life at the turn of the millennium. Illuminated Poems contains two never-before-published works, an introduction by Ginsberg and thirty-four poems from 1948 through the present day, including the poem "Howl" in its entirety. "Howl," perhaps the single poem that best captures the anguish and aspirations of the Beat Generation, was originally published forty years ago and is one of the most widely read poems of the century.
FROM THE CRITICS
Booknews
A "to die for" Ginsberg collection with paintings and drawings by Eric Drooker forming a stylistic duet of provocative, radical, and beat art. The volume contains two unpublished poems, an introduction by Ginsberg, and 34 poems written between 1948 and the present, including Howl. The drawings, in the Blake tradition, envision New York City in all its cosmopolitan and cosmic enormity, perfectly capturing Ginsberg's frenetic pace. Paper edition (unseen), $18.95. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
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