Thirsting for Peace in a Raging Century: Selected Poems 1961-1985

By Ed Sanders and Thomas Edward Sanders

Book Overview

This American Book Award-winning collection begins with Edward Sanders's famous first "Poem from Jail," written in 1961 during his incarceration for disrupting the christening of a nuclear submarine, and covers the twenty tumultuous years that followed. Revised and updated with sixteen new poems, this vital addition to all collections of contemporary American poetry and culture chronicles Sanders's literary, political, and rock 'n' roll adventures, as well as the sensuous joys of rural and semi-rural life.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1566892384
• ISBN13: 9781566892384
• Release Date: September 2009
• Publisher: Coffee House Press
• Length: 270 Pages
• Weight: 1.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 5.9" x 8.9"