Gerald Locklin |
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| Editor:
| Basinski, Michael |
| ISBN: | 978-1-935402-00-8 |
| Publication Date: | Jan 2010 |
| Publisher: | BlazeVox Books
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $25.00 |
Book Description:
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Literary Nonfiction. Poetry History & Criticism. "I am most happy to say that this book celebrates the poet Gerald Locklin. It is an homage to Gerald Locklin, a poet whose neck of the woods is the literary underground, which is the publishing stratum that has delivered HOWL and The Maximus Poems and Ulysses and The Making of Americans and Flower Fist and Bestial Wail. Not a bad list. Certainly, yes, this book is a tribute to Gerry Locklin and it is long and fat. It is also a tribute to...
More DescriptionLiterary Nonfiction. Poetry History & Criticism. "I am most happy to say that this book celebrates the poet Gerald Locklin. It is an homage to Gerald Locklin, a poet whose neck of the woods is the literary underground, which is the publishing stratum that has delivered HOWL and The Maximus Poems and Ulysses and The Making of Americans and Flower Fist and Bestial Wail. Not a bad list. Certainly, yes, this book is a tribute to Gerry Locklin and it is long and fat. It is also a tribute to iceberg lettuce and French's Mustard. It is a tribute to Locklin's independent voice. His is a forceful, absolutely clear and democratic voice that constantly reminds all of us in the realm of the poem that our poetry is all of us who make all of our poetry"--Michael Basinski.