An accidental autobiography : the selected letters of Gregory Corso
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New York : New Directions, 2003.
Physical Desc
xviii, 444 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
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Yavapai College Prescott - LIMBO - Items being donated to other libraries
PS3505.O763Z48 2003
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PS3505.O763Z48 2003
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Published
New York : New Directions, 2003.
Format
Book - Regular Print
Language
English
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 427-435) and index.
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"Fabulous letters from the vagabond Beat poet to his friends among them Allen Ginsberg and Lawrence Ferlinghetti. For all his charm and intelligence poet Gregory Corso lived a vagabond life. He never held down a regular job. He rarely stayed very long under the same roof. He spent long stretches, some as long as four or five years abroad. Many of his letters came from Europe, France, England, Germany, Italy, Sweden, Greece, as he kept in touch with his circle of friends among them his best friend Allen Ginsberg and a steady supporter, Lawrence Ferlinghetti. He left (or was left by) a number of girlfriends and he fathered five children along the way. He was apt to raise a bit of a ruckus at poetry readings and other public events. No one could be sure what he might do next except that he would write poetry and get it published and that it would be widely read. When the idea of a book of selected letters was first proposed, Gregory had some reservations about it. Would the book reveal too much of his private life? But then with typical hubris he said the equivalent of "let it all hang out" and "all" does hang out in An Accidental Autobiography"--Amazon.com.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Corso, G., & Morgan, B. (2003). An accidental autobiography: the selected letters of Gregory Corso . New Directions.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Corso, Gregory and Bill Morgan. 2003. An Accidental Autobiography: The Selected Letters of Gregory Corso. New Directions.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Corso, Gregory and Bill Morgan. An Accidental Autobiography: The Selected Letters of Gregory Corso New Directions, 2003.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Corso, Gregory., and Bill Morgan. An Accidental Autobiography: The Selected Letters of Gregory Corso New Directions, 2003.
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