The fifth volume of our Spotlight poetry series, Compression & Purity is a new collection of poetry by Los Angeles-based African American surrealist Will Alexander. Known for densely textured visionary epics influenced by poets like Aimé Césaire and César Vallejo, Alexander here returns to shorter forms to address his ecological, cosmological, and historical concerns. Highlights include a monologue from the perspective of "The Blood Penguin," a song by the "New Water on Mars," and Alexander's autobiographical lyric essay, "My Interior Vita," describing the evolution of his artistic consciousness through jazz and surrealism. Compression & Purity confirms Alexander's reputation among surrealism's foremost contemporary practitioners.
| ISBN: | 9780872865419 |
| Publication date: | 5th May 2011 |
| Author: | Will Alexander |
| Publisher: | City Lights Books an imprint of City Lights Publishers |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 93 pages |
| Series: | City Lights Spotlight |
| Genres: |
Poetry |
The fifth volume of our Spotlight poetry series, Compression & Purity is a new collection of poetry by Los Angeles-based African American surrealist Will Alexander. Known for densely textured visionary epics influenced by poets like Aimé Césaire and César Vallejo, Alexander here returns to shorter forms to address his ecological, cosmological, and historical concerns.
Compression & Purity features in the following genres: Poetry by individual poets
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Compression & Purity was written by Will Alexander and published by City Lights Books an imprint of City Lights Publishers
Compression & Purity has 93 pages
Yes it is part of City Lights Spotlight series