One of his most important and characteristic works this new collection makes available two of kenneth patchen s long out of print books.
Panels for the walls of heaven patchen.
Panels for the walls of heaven a unique assemblage of drawings paintings picture poems and prose pieces drenched in world weariness lamenting the plight of humanity the evils of capitalism and war the soullessness of cities the struggles of the working class.
Panels for the walls of heaven 1947 first will and testament 1948 red wine and yellow hair 1949 hurrah for anything 1957 when we were here together 1957 because it is.
Poems and drawings 1960 the love poems of kenneth patchen 1960 double header includes poemscapes and hurrah for anything 1966 hallelujah anyway.
Panels for the walls of heaven and they keep riding down all the time.
O speak out urges patchen against the dead trash of their reality against the world as we see it.
Both were published in 1946.
Kenneth patchen december 13 1911 january 8 1972 was an american poet and novelist he experimented with different forms of writing and incorporated painting drawing and jazz music into his works which have been compared with those of william blake and walt whitman.
Patchen s biographer wrote that he developed in his fabulous fables love poems and picture poems a deep yet modern.
Poetry by kenneth patchen.
Panels for the walls of heaven hardcover january 1 1946 by kenneth patchen author see all formats and editions hide other formats and editions.
Light wear to binding edges original plastic jacket is missing tape and scuff marks on front and rear pastedowns previous owner s plate on front pastedown owner was academy award winning animator lee mishkin minor foxing and soiling to pages.
Numbered 72 150 copies signed on rear board boards are hand decorated by patchen.
The first by bern porter in berkeley california the second by padell publishers in new york.