"In Mexico, John Gibler's book has been recognized as a journalistic masterpiece, an instant classic, and the most powerful indictment available of the devastating state crime committed against the fo
"Asli Erdogan is an exceptionally perceptive and sensitive writer who always produces perfect literary texts."—Orhan Pamuk"Now, as her fame grows, her books have been selling more, and her [Turkish] p
Born on an island off the cost of Hiroshima around 1908, Midori Shimoda died in North Carolina in 1996, after suffering from Alzheimer’s disease for two decades. A photographer, he was incarcera
“A true poet of modern classic culture in mid-twentieth century U.S.A.” —Allen Ginsberg“At their best the poems have an intensely oral, I would like to call it glossolalic, fre
A scion of the New York School, Edmund Berrigan grew up in and around poetry. More Gone, number 18 in the Spotlight Poetry Series, is his first full-length collection in a decade, as well as the first
In Nervous Device, Catherine Wagner takes inspiration from William Blake's "bounding line" to explore the poem as a body at the intersection between poet and audience. Using this as a figure for sexua
"Heartbreakingly beautiful writing; sometimes funny, sometimes shattering?always revolutionary. Truly amazing collection!"?Margaret Cho"Sister Spit is like the underground railroad for burgeoning quee
"Sparing neither family nor self . . . he considers how the deck has always been stacked in his and other white people's favor. . . . His candor is invigorating."?Publishers Weekly"One of the most bri
"He loads his head full of coal and diamonds shoot out of his finger tips. What a trick. The mole genius has left us with another digest. It's a full house?read 'em and weep."--Tom WaitsAfter toiling
In the sixth publication in the City Lights Spotlight Poetry Series, Cajun poet Micah Ballard's Waifs and Strays recombines the allure, fixations, and diction of the metaphysical poets with the alert
In his official response to the attacks of September 11, George W. Bush invoked the Crusades, tapping into a centuries-long history of fear and aggression. The West's longstanding perception of Islam
"This slim volume packs a punch as it unpacks uncomfortable truths, and the provocative voices here do not mince words." -- Publishers WeeklyThe Obama presidency represents a major milestone in black
A bearded man in a badly soiled suit known only as The Stranger wanders an apocalyptic landscape on the fringes of a dying metropolis, looking for a way to "get back on top." Thwarted and rejected at
"Cooder writes with Chandler-esque pepper and an eye for character." ? Rolling StoneLos Angeles Stories is a collection of loosely linked, noir-ish tales that evoke a bygone era in one of America's mo
"Aaron Shurin writes piercingly lovely poetry that?s multidimensional and insists on being read aloud, though its eloquence is equally powerful on the page without sound, with that enclosed, attentive
The best-known work by the eccentric anthropologist Jaime de Angulo, Indians in Overalls is a fascinating account of his first linguistic field trip—in 1921—to the Achumawi tribe of northeastern Calif
Winner of the 2000 Harold Morton Landon Translati+C100on Award.A major Spanish poet of the Generation of ’27, Jorge Guillen’s luminous poetry, marked by nobility of mind, balance, and clarity of visio
A long-awaited collection from a pioneer of the spoken word movement, these poems soar and sway with the syncopation and melodies of jazz. Portraits, chronicles, incantations and invocations, drawn fr
Between 1944 and 1960, a second wave of expatriate American writers took up residence in Paris, some seeking the exiting ambiance of art and the bohemian life that Paris has offered earlier generation
Two long-lost volumes from the classic Beat period. Tau is Philip Lamantia’s mystical second collection of poems, originally slated for publication in 1955, but suppressed by the poet due to his evolv
