Read more
Zusatztext 68217607 Informationen zum Autor One of the major poets of the SF Renaissance, Joanne Kyger was born in 1934 in Vallejo, CA. After studying at UC Santa Barbara, she moved to San Francisco in 1957, where she became a member of the circle of poets around Jack Spicer and Robert Duncan. In 1960, she joined Gary Snyder in Japan. They then traveled to India where, along with Allen Ginsberg and Peter Orlovsky, they met the Dalai Lama. She returned to California in 1964 and published her first book, The Tapestry and the Web , in 1965. In 1969, she settled in Bolinas, where she continues to reside today. She has published over 30 books of poetry and prose, including The Japan and India Journals: 1960-1964 (2015), On Time: Poems 2005-2014 (2015), As Ever: Selected Poems (2002), and About Now: Collected Poems (2007), which won the 2008 Josephine Miles Award from PEN Oakland. She died in 2017 in Bolinas, CA. Klappentext A major new collection from one of the most significant women poets of the SF Renaissance. Vorwort Galleys available by request National print campaign: Send advance copies to the following publications: NY Times, NY Newsday, The Believer, Bookforum, Bomb, Poetry Project Newsletter, Rain Taxi, Chicago Review, American Book Review, Poetry Magazine, XCP: Cross Cultural Poetics, Bloomsbury Review, LA Times, as well as other poetry/lit publications. Regional interest: East Bay Express, Oakland Tribune, Contra Costa Times, SF Chronicle, SF Bay Guardian, SF Weekly, 7x7, San Francisco Magazine, Poetry Flash Women's Interest : Elle, Vogue, Bust, Trades : Publisher's Weekly, Booklist, Library Journal Online (Blog) Campaign: Pursue reviews & interviews on Ron Silliman's blog, Art Animal, The Rumpus, The Poetry Foundation's blog Harriet, HuffPo, HTML Giant, Conversational Reading, Constant Critic, Poetry Daily, Elegant Variation, Largehearted Boy, Identity Theory, NYer's Book Bench, Bookslut, Shelf Awareness, Goodreads, Big Bridge, Complete Review, Electric Review, At Length Mag, The Awl, The Volta, LA Review of Books, Goodreads, Jacket2, FlavorWire Social Media Campaign: Promotion via City Lights social media: City Lights Blog, City Lights Podcast, CL Facebook (26K likes), CL Twitter (57K followers), CL Instagram (1500 followers), CL Tumblr (1000 followers), CL Pinterest (1000 followers) Frequent tweets and Facebook posts related to Joanne's place in history as well as her impact on poetry today. A blog feature and excerpt of the book and a podcast with an interview and a subsequent reading at City Lights Bookstore. Excerpts in: Will pursue Zyzzyva, Eleven/Eleven Journal, Tricycle. Endorsements: Will seek from Gary Snyder, Bill Berkson, Ed Sanders, Hoa Nguyen, and Cedar Sigo. Zusammenfassung A major new collection from one of the most significant women poets of the SF Renaissance....
