Selected Poems of Gregory Koso

Author: (USA) Gregory Corso
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Publish Date: 2003-01-01
Features: Gregory Corso (1930-2001), an outstanding American poet and a pioneer of the Beat Generation literary movement, renowned alongside figures like Jack Kerouac and Allen Ginsberg. An orphan and juvenile delinquent, he reached the pinnacle of art through self-education and talent alone. Uncompromising and unrestrained, he was long excluded by the mainstream literary world. His poetry is exquisite, pure, and essential, liberating language with its unique poetic sensitivity and earning high praise from peers, earning him the title of "the poet of poets." He lived a life of poverty and died, buried beside Shelley. This book collects important works from all periods of the Beat poet Corso, such as the famous "Marriage," the controversial "Bomb," the profound "Sad America" that explains the Beat Generation's ideology, and the epic "Battle Report" that summarizes his life's artistic journey, among countless other brilliant creations and flashes of inspiration. It also includes precious firsthand materials and authentic reviews from fellow insiders, making it a valuable read for appreciating and studying the Beat Generation literary movement in America and contemporary Western avant-garde art.