Compression & Purity
Will Alexander · 2011
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About the book
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.
Book details
- Year
- 2011
- Language
- English
- Series
- City lights spotlight -- no. 5
- Publisher
- City Lights Books
- Editions
- 1
- Pages
- 93
- ISBN
- 9780872865419
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