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by G Corso (Author) "Lady of the legless world I have refused to go beyond self-disappearance I'm in the thin man's bed knowing my legs kept to me by..." (more)

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Paperback: 92 pages
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Co. (1 Feb 1960)
Language English
ISBN-10: 0811200272
ISBN-13: 978-0811200271
Product Dimensions: 20 x 13 x 1 cm

Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (2 customer reviews)

Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 230,725 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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Lady of the legless world I have refused to go beyond self-disappearance I'm in the thin man's bed knowing my legs kept to me by a cold fresh air Useless and not useless this meaning All is answerable I need not know the answer Poetry is seeking the answer Joy is in knowing there is an answer Death is knowing the answer (That faint glow in the belly of Enlightment is the dead spouting their answers) Queen of cripples the young no longer seem necessary The old are secretive about their Know They are constant additions to this big unauthorized lie Yet Truth's author itself is nothingness And though I make it vital that nothingness itself will collapse There is nothing. Read the first page

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5.0 out of 5 stars Gregory Corso, Pure Poet., 25 Sep 1998

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Gregory Corso is the only member of the Beat Generation who seems to be left out of the current revival of the Beats literature among today's youth. Which is a shame , because they're missing out on what is, in my opinion, the best poetry of the genre. "The Happy Birthday of Death" is the best example of this, as Corso makes a language that is uniquely his own, the sign of a first-class poet. The best poem is without a doubt "Bomb", his love ode (!) to nuclear war, but other titles such as "Power", "Army", "Police", and "Marriage" stand out as well as examples of "pure poetry" (to quote Ginsberg), deep in imagery and passion. The problem is, most people have never had the pleasure to read Corso's work. For myself, I don't know what I'd do without it.

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5.0 out of 5 stars it was a great book, 27 Jan 1999

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I recomend this book to everyone.it is funny,intellegent,and thrifting.

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