GINSBERG, Allen.
White Shroud Poems 1980-1985.
"The Sun's not eternal, That's why there's the blues": Allen Ginsberg's White Shroud 1980-1985; Inscribed by Him with a large drawing
New York: Harper & Row, Publishers, 1987.
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Item Number: RRB-146471
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First Perennial Library edition of this collection of poems. Octavo, original publisher's wrappers. Association copy, inscribed by the author to his cousin Gene Levy and his wife on title-page, "for Lorraine & Gene Levy from cousin (first) Allen Ginsberg February 4, 1989 Pittsburgh." Additionally inscribed on the opposite with a large hand-drawn illustration of a Bhudda-like figure surrounded by stars, a sun with initials "AH" at the center, and a skull holding a flower at the bottom. In near fine condition.
Allen Ginsberg's 'White Shroud' is a poem that recounts a dream in which the poet discovers that his mother did not die in a mental hospital in 1957 but has been living destitute on the streets of the Bronx. His collection of poems by the same name contains a multitude of powerful lyrics and songs which tackle oppression, sexual repression, and other themes.
White Shroud Poems 1980-1985.
$400.00
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