On the Planet Without Visa: Selected Poetry and Other Writings, AD 1960-2012

By Sotère Torregian

"One of our most radically original poets." --Anne Waldman

Sot re Torregian, an American poet of Ethiopian, Arabic, Greek, Armenian, and Moorish ancestry, approaches the world with an open-armed embrace of distant and diverse phenomena. His surreal lyricism infuses observations of politics, popular culture, and the everyday with generosity, absurdity, and a spirit of adventure.

Born in Newark, New Jersey, Sot re Torregian has taught at the Free University of New York, Santa Clara University, and Stanford University, where he helped establish the Afro-American studies program in 1969. He teaches at the University of the Pacific and resides in Stockton, California.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1566893011
• ISBN13: 9781566893015
• Release Date: August 2012
• Publisher: Coffee House Press
• Length: 300 Pages
• Weight: 0.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.1" x 9.0"