Clean Asshole Poems & Smiling Vegetable Soup

170 USD

Date

1983

Category

Poetry

Description

A scarce, first edition volume of the Pocket Poets Series. Actor and Beat poet Peter Orlovsky was the long-time partner of Allen Ginsberg.

At this time, Ted Berrigan was helping to edit this volume. Berrigan died suddenly on July 4, 1983, a few years prior to the book's publish date of 1978.

Excerpt

Is there any one saintly thing I can do to my room, paint it pink maybe or instal an elevator from the bed to the floor, maybe take a bath on the bed? Whats the use of liveing if I cant make paradise in my own room-land? For this drop of time upon my eyes like the endurance of a red star on a cigerate makes me feel life splits faster than sissors. I know if I could shave myself the bugs around my face would disappear forever. The holes in my shues are only temporary, I understand that.