The Ancient Rain, Poems 1956-1978

by Bob Kaufman

Book Overview

The Ancient Rain: Poems 1956-1978 is San Francisco poet Bob Kaufman's third collection and his first to be published since the late 1960s. One of the original Beat poets (the coinage "beatnik" is his), Kaufman's work has always been essentially improvisational, often done to jazz accompaniment. And he became something of a legendary figure at the poetry readings in the early days of the San Francisco renaissance of the 1950s. With his extemporaneous...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 081120801X
• ISBN13: 9780811208017
• Release Date: June 1981
• Publisher: New Directions Publishing Corporation
• Length: 96 Pages
• Weight: 0.28 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 5.1" x 7.7"