3 AMERICAN TANTRUMS
Brownstein, Michael
From W. C. Baker Rare Books & Ephemera, ABAA, Brooklyn, NY, U.S.A.
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From W. C. Baker Rare Books & Ephemera, ABAA, Brooklyn, NY, U.S.A.
Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars
AbeBooks Seller since June 24, 2020
About this Item
11 inches tall. [12] pp. Pictorial wrappers, saddle-stapled. Inscribed, "For Jon," and signed by Brownstein on the publisher's page. Light wear, near fine. One of 737 unnumbered copies (of 750 total), printed for Angel Hair Books by Chapel Press in Williamstown, Massachusetts. Michael Brownstein's first collection of prose poems, three "tantrums" - expressions of rage alluding to (and contrasting with) the Hindo-Buddhist practices of Tantra. The first, "Monkey Blues," addresses the anguish of a circus monkey named Julian, who must work extra hours in humiliating jobs away from the big top to support his self-absorbed cynical junkie owner. In the ENCYCLOPEDIA OF THE NEW YORK SCHOOL POETS, Terence Diggory describes Michael Brownstein (born 1943) as 'convey[ing] Beat vision with New York School speed." After moving to New York in 1965, Brownstein quickly became involved with the Lower East Side poetry scene, becoming a founding participant of the Poetry Project at St. Mark's Church in-the-Bowery in 1966. Clay and Phillips, p. 179. Seller Inventory # 575
Bibliographic Details
Title: 3 AMERICAN TANTRUMS
Publisher: Angel Hair Books, [New York]
Publication Date: 1970
Binding: Softcover
Condition: Near fine
Signed: Signed by Author(s)
Edition: First Edition.
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