{"product_id":"wait-till-im-dead-uncollected-poems-paperback","title":"Wait Till I'm Dead: Uncollected Poems - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eAllen Ginsberg\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eBill Morgan\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eRachel Zucker\u003c\/b\u003e (Introduction by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAllen Ginsberg's poems, from \"Howl\" to \"Kaddish\" to \"The Fall of America,\" have influenced generations of writers and made him a defining figure of the twentieth century. Ginsberg's \u003ci\u003eCollected Poems\u003c\/i\u003e, first published in 1984, and expanded in 1997, was originally thought to contain all of his poetic work. But now, for the first time, Ginsberg's stray poems have been gathered and the result, \u003ci\u003eWait Till I'm Dead\u003c\/i\u003e is a landmark publication spanning five decades of Ginsberg's writing life. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe first new Ginsberg collection in over fifteen years, \u003ci\u003eWait Till I'm Dead\u003c\/i\u003e is edited by renowned scholar Bill Morgan, with a foreword written by award-winning poet Rachel Zucker. Many of the poems collected in this volume were scribbled in letters or sent off to obscure publications and unjustly forgotten. Tracing the chronology of his life, \u003ci\u003eWait Till I'm Dead\u003c\/i\u003e follows Ginsberg from his high school days and earliest political satire to his activism, spiritual maturation, and on-the-road experiences worldwide. The collection concludes with his personal thoughts on mortality as he watched his friends, and himself, grow old. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThroughout the collection Ginsberg pays homage to his contemporaries and poetic icons, including Frank O'Hara, John Ashbery, Robert Creeley, Lawrence Ferlinghetti, William Carlos Williams, and Ezra Pound. The selection also features several of Ginsberg's collaborative poems, works coauthored by Gregory Corso, Jack Kerouac, Ted Berrigan, Ron Padgett, Gary Snyder, and Kenneth Koch, providing an inside view of famed Beat poets and their relationships. Containing 104 previously uncollected poems and accompanied by original photographs and extensive notes, \u003ci\u003eWait Till I'm Dead\u003c\/i\u003e is the final major contribution to Ginsberg's sprawling oeuvre, a must-read for Ginsberg neophytes and longtime fans alike.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAllen Ginsberg\u003c\/b\u003e (1926-1997) was a poet, activist, and one of the Beat Generation's most renowned writers. He was a member of the American Academy of Arts and Letters and cofounder of the Jack Kerouac School of Disembodied Poetics at Naropa Institute. He won the National Book Award for Poetry and his groundbreaking poem \u003ci\u003eHowl\u003c\/i\u003e is one of the most widely read and translated poems of the century. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eBill Morgan\u003c\/b\u003e has written and edited thirty-nine books, including \u003ci\u003eI Celebrate Myself: The Somewhat Private Life of Allen Ginsberg\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eRachel Zucker\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of nine books, including a memoir, \u003ci\u003eMOTHERs\u003c\/i\u003e, and a double collection of prose and poetry, \u003ci\u003eThe Pedestrians\u003c\/i\u003e. She has been named a finalist for the National Book Critics Circle Award and received a National Endowment for the Arts Fellowship in 2013. She teaches poetry at New York University.\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 272\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.8 x 8.2 x 5.4 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e February 14, 2017\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51757484179744,"sku":"9780802126320","price":16.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/4a7777ee499e61cc785ade15c44f9482.webp?v=1780104213","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/wait-till-im-dead-uncollected-poems-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}