A Coney Island of the Mind: 50th Anniversary Edition (50th Anniversary Edition, Signed Limited Edition) (Hardcover)

by Lawrence Ferlinghetti (Author)

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The descendant of Whitman and Williams, Ferlinghetti's poems are clear, yet full of keen observation and witty perception. -- Jeff Poniewaz --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.

Product Description

A signed and numbered (limited to a run of 200 copies) slipcased edition of one of the best-selling and most popular books of poetry ever published. Also contains a CD of the author reading his work.

Ferlinghetti is a national treasure, and his voice has become part of our collective conscience. Some of his most famous poems from this collection such as "I Am Waiting" and "Junkman's Obbligato" were created for jazz accompaniment. Written in the conservative post-war 1950s, his poems still resonate, as they will continue to resonate, with a joyful anti-establishment fervor that beats a rhythmic portrait of humanity. Ferlinghetti sings of a world in which "the heart flops over / gasping 'Love'," "cadillacs fell thru the trees like rain," and where "we are the same people / only further from home / on freeways fifty lanes wide."

This special 50th Anniversary Edition comes with a newly recorded CD of the author reading the 29 poems of the title section of A Coney Island of the Mind as well as selections from Pictures of the Gone World.

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Product Details

• Hardcover: 96 pages
• Publisher: New Directions; 50th Anniversary Edition, Signed Limited Edition edition (May 17, 2008)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0811217612
• ISBN-13: 978-0811217613
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 6.4 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #943,751 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A treasure., November 2, 2008

By	Willow Moon Pearce "buy it all" - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

I am still waiting for mine, but read someone elses. I love ferlenghetti and to have his signature - magic.

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5.0 out of 5 stars An under/rated BEAT gem, May 31, 2008

By	Kevin M. Harvey - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This review is from: A Coney Island of the Mind: (50th Anniversary Edition) (Hardcover)

Coney Island of the Mind has been around so long it's easy to take it for granted. Give this perfect edition another look: apart from one or two weaker poems that sound like Zippy Beatnik parodies, it's a surprisngly strong collection. Support LF while's he's still with us: there's even a cd reading that sounds like George Carlin preparing at home. Buy it.