Poetry Field Guide to Berkeley, Kartoniert / Broschiert

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The Poetry Field Guide to Berkeley explores the emotions and experiences of a beloved controversial American city from a poetry perspective

In this very original anthology celebrating the poetics of place, The Poetry Field Guide to Berkeley gives the armchair traveler a true sense of what this famous place is all about. Like a traditional field guide, its chapters range from poems written about the historic University of California campus to lively Telegraph Avenue to the nature-filled Berkeley Hills to West Berkeley by the San Francisco Bay, among other connected neighborhoods. Contributing poets including US Poet Laureate emeritus Robert Hass, California Poet Laureate emeritus Al Young, Czeslaw Milosz, Gary Snyder, Allen Ginsberg, Alta, Maw Shein Win, Rafael Jesus Gonzalez, Ayodele Nzinga, John Oliver Simon, and many more. With poems about its bookstores including Cody's and Moe's, cafes, its farmer's market, among other topics, this inspiring volume is a love letter for every reader, no matter where they call home.