BIBLIO is the largest independent book marketplace in the world, with over 100 million books.

Skip to content

Compression and Purity

Compression and Purity

Compression and Purity Paperback - 2011

by Will Alexander

Add to wish list
  • Used
  • Good
  • Paperback
Used - Good

Description

City Lights Books, 2011. Paperback. Good. Disclaimer:A copy that has been read, but remains in clean condition. All pages are intact, and the cover is intact. The spine may show signs of wear. Pages can include limited notes and highlighting, and the copy can include previous owner inscriptions. At ThriftBooks, our motto is: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.
Ask the seller a question Add to wish list
A$17.77
Free Delivery within USA
Standard delivery: 4 to 8 days
More delivery options
Ships from ThriftBooks (Washington, United States)
Biblio Top Seller
The BIBLIO Guarantee

Details

  • Title Compression and Purity
  • Author Will Alexander
  • Binding Paperback
  • Edition First Edition
  • Condition Used - Good
  • Pages 100
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher City Lights Books, San Francisco, California, U.S.A.
  • Publication date 2011
  • Features Table of Contents
  • Bookseller's Inventory # G087286541XI3N00
  • ISBN 9780872865419 / 087286541X
  • Weight 0.26 lbs (0.12 kg)
  • Dimensions 6.8 x 5.4 x 0.4 in (17.27 x 13.72 x 1.02 cm)
  • Themes
    • Ethnic Orientation: African American
  • Category Poetry
  • Library of Congress subjects American poetry
  • Library of Congress Catalogue Number 2010054609
  • Dewey Decimal Code 811.54
  • Quantity available 1

About ThriftBooks Washington, United States

Biblio member since 2018

From the largest selection of used titles, we put quality, affordable books into the hands of readers

Terms of Sale: 30 day return guarantee, with full refund including original shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or damaged.

Browse books from ThriftBooks

Reader reviews for Compression and Purity

Write a review for this book

There are no reviews for this book yet. Be the first to write a review!

Your review will be anonymous unless you login or create an account first.

Overall rating
Remember: You’re rating the book as a work, not the seller or the condition of the specific copy you purchased!

Important Terms and Guidelines

  • Please focus on the book’s content and context. Also, add any personal comments as to how you enjoyed the book. Substantiate your likes and dislikes. You may make comparisons to other books.
  • Reviews must be at least 140 characters in length.
  • Please do not reveal critical plot elements.
  • This is not a help line. Contact customer support if you need help.
Your review must not include:
  • Obscenities, discriminatory language, or other insulting language not suitable for public domain
  • Advertisements, “spam” content, or references to other products, offers or websites.
  • Email addresses, URLs, phone numbers, physical addresses or other contact information.
  • Overly critical comments about other reviews or reviewers
  • Time-sensitive material (i.e. promotional tours, seminars, lectures, etc.)
  • Availability, price, or alternative ordering/shipping information

From the publisher

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 Aim Csaire and Csar 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.

About the author

Will Alexander (born 1948) is a poet, novelist, essayist, playwright, visual artist, and pianist. He was the recipient of a Whiting Fellowship for Poetry in 2001 and a California Arts Council Fellowship in 2002. He was the subject of a colloquium published in the prestigious African American cultural journal, Callaloo (volume 22, number 2) in 1999. Over the years he has worked several jobs (including the LA Lakers box office) and taught at various institutions, including University of California, San Diego, New College (San Francisco, CA), Hofstra University, and Jack Kerouac School of Disembodied Poetics, Boulder, CO, in addition to being associated with the nonprofit organization Theatre of Hearts/Youth First, serving at-risk youth. He is a lifelong resident of Los Angeles.

Alexander's poetry and his visual art have been greatly influenced by surrealism, particularly Octavio Paz, Bob Kaufman, and Philip Lamantia, as well as Francophone Negritude writers such as Aim Cesaire and Jean-Joseph Rabarivelo, and cosmic figures like musician Sun Ra. Much of Alexander's work is characterized by a powerful mix of metaphor and sophisticated language.

Please wait a moment while we load the requested page.

tracking-