Whenever I become too self-satisfied in intellectual games, I find my heart upended by these impassioned verses of humanity and what it means to be fully alive and present. This is a necessary gift for poets and poetry readers.”–– BooklistĪnd then we became “Four sections of this long-awaited volume: ‘spirit’, ‘other selves’, ‘fragile’, ‘whole’ reveal a writer and life experiencer at the height of her poetic powers. City Lights and the editors do a grand service to literature by publishing Kaufman’s poetry in one collection. Kaufman-with his commitment to the art, his surreal eye on the urban experience and beyond it, and his jazz timing-brings San Francisco to life.”–– San Francisco Chronicle “Twentieth-century American poetry cannot be fully comprehended without Bob Kaufman. this book makes a case for him as a perceptive and eccentric American original, a man who seems to have fallen out of the sky like a meteor.”–– The New York Times “The body of work is small but voluminous in intensity, spirit and soul, with a lineage that runs from Charles Baudelaire to Charles Mingus. I wrote the introduction to this superb volume of poetry: “The Collected Poems of Bob Kaufman is the most comprehensive selection of his verse to date, a volume that contains a lot of previously uncollected work. Zing! Right to the heart.”-Alejandro Murguia City Lights Bookstore Here is a poet who shoots straight as Cupid’s arrow. “A visionary of hope, with a heart big enough to embrace every neighborhood, street and alley in this magical and -poetical city. Strong, introspective and caring, major’s poems capture the challenge and joy of being an artist, as they survey the political and social landscapes of one of America’s favorite cities.

Ironically, Ranger is killed during a drive-by shooting just as heīegins to get his life together.Where river meets ocean This collection of poetry begins with the poet’s inaugural address as Laureate of San Francisco, a sparkling essay that shows how poetry can please and empower. Ranger, the son, has allowed the horror of Vietnam and his drugĪddiction to ruin his marriage and his relationship with his son. Life in San Francisco isn't all that great for the Evermanįamily. Retrieved from īy Devorah Major Curbstone Press, May 2002 $15.95, ISBN 7-X

MLA style: 'Brown Glass Windows.' The Free Library.

Brown Glass Windows by Devorah Major