A Coney Island of the Mind
Ferlinghetti, Lawrence200 USD
Date
1958
Category
Poetry
Description
A Coney Island of the Mind is a landmark work of the Beat movement. It remains one of the bestselling collections of poetry ever published. Original 1958 condition.
The phrase "Coney Island of the mind" was borrowed from Black Spring by Henry Miller: "Everything is sordid, shoddy, thin as pasteboard. A Coney Island of the mind. The amusement shacks are running full blast, ...".
Excerpt
I am waiting for the Second Coming
and I am waiting
for a religious revival
to sweep thru the state of Arizona
and I am waiting
for the Grapes of Wrath to be stored
and I am waiting
for them to prove
that God is really American
and I am seriously waiting
for Billy Graham and Elvis Presley
to exchange roles seriously
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