The Astonishment Tapes: Talks on Poetry and Autobiography with Robin Blaser and Friends

by Robin Blaser

Robin Blaser moved from his native Idaho to attend the University of California, Berkeley, in 1944. While there, he developed as a poet, explored his homosexuality, engaged in a lively arts community, and met fellow travelers and poets Robert Duncan and Jack Spicer. The three men became the founding members of the Berkeley core of what is now known as the San Francisco Renaissance in New American Poetry.

In the company of a small group of friends...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0817358099
• ISBN13: 9780817358099
• Release Date: October 2015
• Publisher: University Alabama Press
• Length: 344 Pages
• Weight: 1.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.0" x 8.9"