The major work from a hero of Beat poetry, political activism, and rock 'n' roll.

"Sanders [is] the poet-maestro of American history."-Michael McClure

"Sanders has been an astonishing and fertile presence n our cutlural and political landscape...But it is Sanders's poetry, more than anything else he does, that pulls together all the varied strands of his interests to weave them in to the body of one of our century's most coherent poetics."-Andrei Codrescu, National Public Radio

"In Sanders' poetry we find...one of the clearest and most necessary bodies of work still being written today."- Poetry Project Newsletter

Picking up where Thirsting for Peace in a Raging Century left off and spanning more than two decades, Edward Sanders' new collection animates the whole of human history-breathing new life into ancient stories, celebrating artists and activists, telling tales of beatnik escapades, eulogizing friends and politicians, and lamenting the follies that have led us to war time and again.

Illustrated throughout, Sanders' poems contain visuals that range from drawings of Egyptian hieroglyphs to a scan of Robert Creeley's sage counsel, written on a napkin: "Things / come and go. / Then / let them."

Sanders also offers his own advice in "To the Revolutionaries Not Yet Born":

Work in extra dimensions
Think 100 years ahead
Enjoy your Revolution
Show enough mercy so
that Mercy shows the way

With exuberant pragmatism and visionary scholarship, Sanders continues to mark the way forward for poets and peacemakers, rock 'n' rollers, and revolutionaries.

Edward Sanders is the best-selling author of the Charles Manson expose The Family, author of the recently published Poems for New Orleans, and a recipient of the American Book Award. He is also a founding member of the legendary rock group The Fugs, a classics scholar, publisher, former bookseller, and pioneer in investigative poetics. He lives in Woodstock, New York.

1. Publicity efforts will focus on career retrospective features, interview and print profiles with this legendary figure, and, of course, critical review coverage across the country. Additional marketing will include consumer advertising in a number of poetry journals, conference display, and academic direct mail marketing. 2. Finished books will be available for review copy mailings in May and available at Book Expo America. 3. Edward Sanders gives prominent lectures and performances across the country (recently at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame). As his schedule evolves, more tour cities and dates will be added including a publication party/ final reunion gig for The Fugs, being planned at the Bowery Poetry Club, and a Twin Cities benefit event celebrating Coffee House Press's 25th anniversary. 4. News and updates from Edward Sanders can be found on The Woodstock Journal's web site: www.woodstockjournal.com and at: www.thefugs.com

About the Author
Edward Sanders is the bestselling author of the Charles Manson expose, The Family, author of the recently published Poems for New Orleans, and a recipient of the American Book Award. He is also a founding member of the legendary rock group, The Fugs, a classics scholar, publisher, former bookseller, and pioneer in investigative poetics. He lives in Woodstock, New York. A native Cailfornian and central figure in the Beat movement, poet Joanne Kyger has taught at the New College of California in San Francisco and at the Naropa University Summer Writing Program. She has published more than twenty books, including the recent As Ever: Selected Poems, and is a recipient of the PEN Oakland--Josephine Miles Award in poetry.


Book Information
ISBN 9781566892346
Author Edward Sanders
Format Paperback
Page Count 270
Imprint Coffee House Press
Publisher Coffee House Press
Weight(grams) 382g
Dimensions(mm) 231mm * 154mm * 20mm