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Divine Blue Light (For John Coltrane)
Pocket Poets Series No. 63
Taschenbuch von Will Alexander
Sprache: Englisch

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"Divine Blue Light is anchored by three major works: the opening 'Condoned to Disappearance,' a meditation on the heteronymic exploits of Portuguese modernist Fernando Pessoa (1888-1935), the closing 'Imprecation as Mirage,' a poem channeling an apparently real Indonesian man, Taroon Kampoor, whose name spontaneously appeared in the poet's mind, and the title poem, an anthemic ode to the deconstructive maximalism of jazz saxophonist John Coltrane (1926-1967). Other key pieces include 'Accessing Gertrude Bell,' a critique of its titular subject (1868-1926), one of the architects of British Middle East policy and designers of the modern state of Iraq, 'Deficits: Chaèim Soutine & Joan Mirâo,' in homage to two Jewish artists forced to flee the Nazi Invasion of France, and 'According to Stellar Scale,' a compact lyric brought to and read in orbital space by astronaut Sian Proctor on the 2021 Inspiration4 mission. A kinetic explosion of language that emanates from the intersection between surrealism and afro-futurism, where Câesaire meets Sun Ra, Divine Blue Light further affirms Alexander's status as one of the most unique and important voices in contemporary poetry, as well as highlighting his connection to his Pocket Poet predecessors and inspirations, Philip Lamantia and Bob Kaufman"
"Divine Blue Light is anchored by three major works: the opening 'Condoned to Disappearance,' a meditation on the heteronymic exploits of Portuguese modernist Fernando Pessoa (1888-1935), the closing 'Imprecation as Mirage,' a poem channeling an apparently real Indonesian man, Taroon Kampoor, whose name spontaneously appeared in the poet's mind, and the title poem, an anthemic ode to the deconstructive maximalism of jazz saxophonist John Coltrane (1926-1967). Other key pieces include 'Accessing Gertrude Bell,' a critique of its titular subject (1868-1926), one of the architects of British Middle East policy and designers of the modern state of Iraq, 'Deficits: Chaèim Soutine & Joan Mirâo,' in homage to two Jewish artists forced to flee the Nazi Invasion of France, and 'According to Stellar Scale,' a compact lyric brought to and read in orbital space by astronaut Sian Proctor on the 2021 Inspiration4 mission. A kinetic explosion of language that emanates from the intersection between surrealism and afro-futurism, where Câesaire meets Sun Ra, Divine Blue Light further affirms Alexander's status as one of the most unique and important voices in contemporary poetry, as well as highlighting his connection to his Pocket Poet predecessors and inspirations, Philip Lamantia and Bob Kaufman"
Über den Autor

Born in 1948 in Los Angeles, Will Alexander is a poet, novelist, playwright, philosopher, visual artist, and musician. He has published over two dozen books in a variety of genres and has earned many honors and awards including a Whiting Fellowship for Poetry, a California Arts Council Fellowship, the PEN/Oakland Josephine Miles Award, a Before Columbus Foundation American Book Award, and the 2016 Jackson Poetry Prize. He has also exhibited his artwork in group and solo shows. His work is known for its visionary, oracular surrealism and the influence of Negritude. Among his publications are Refractive Africa (New Directions, 2021/Granta, 2022), which was named a finalist for the 2022 Pulitzer Prize in Poetry and won the California Book Award for Poetry, The Combustion Cycle (Roof, 2021), Across the Vapor Gulf (New Directions, 2017), and The Sri Lankan Loxodrome (New Directions, 2009). His book Compression & Purity (2011) was volume five in the City Lights Spotlight Poetry Series. He is currently the
poet-in-residence at Beyond Baroque in Venice, California. He has lived his entire life in Los Angeles.

Details
Erscheinungsjahr: 2023
Genre: Lyrik & Dramatik
Rubrik: Belletristik
Medium: Taschenbuch
Seiten: 150
Inhalt: Kartoniert / Broschiert
ISBN-13: 9780872868700
ISBN-10: 0872868702
Sprache: Englisch
Einband: Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor: Alexander, Will
Hersteller: City Lights Books
Maße: 124 x 158 x 11 mm
Von/Mit: Will Alexander
Erscheinungsdatum: 12.01.2023
Gewicht: 0,102 kg
preigu-id: 121180213
Über den Autor

Born in 1948 in Los Angeles, Will Alexander is a poet, novelist, playwright, philosopher, visual artist, and musician. He has published over two dozen books in a variety of genres and has earned many honors and awards including a Whiting Fellowship for Poetry, a California Arts Council Fellowship, the PEN/Oakland Josephine Miles Award, a Before Columbus Foundation American Book Award, and the 2016 Jackson Poetry Prize. He has also exhibited his artwork in group and solo shows. His work is known for its visionary, oracular surrealism and the influence of Negritude. Among his publications are Refractive Africa (New Directions, 2021/Granta, 2022), which was named a finalist for the 2022 Pulitzer Prize in Poetry and won the California Book Award for Poetry, The Combustion Cycle (Roof, 2021), Across the Vapor Gulf (New Directions, 2017), and The Sri Lankan Loxodrome (New Directions, 2009). His book Compression & Purity (2011) was volume five in the City Lights Spotlight Poetry Series. He is currently the
poet-in-residence at Beyond Baroque in Venice, California. He has lived his entire life in Los Angeles.

Details
Erscheinungsjahr: 2023
Genre: Lyrik & Dramatik
Rubrik: Belletristik
Medium: Taschenbuch
Seiten: 150
Inhalt: Kartoniert / Broschiert
ISBN-13: 9780872868700
ISBN-10: 0872868702
Sprache: Englisch
Einband: Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor: Alexander, Will
Hersteller: City Lights Books
Maße: 124 x 158 x 11 mm
Von/Mit: Will Alexander
Erscheinungsdatum: 12.01.2023
Gewicht: 0,102 kg
preigu-id: 121180213
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