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The Portrait Gallery Called Existence

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Availability:In StockContributor:Neeli CherkovskiPublish date:2025-07-01Pages:128
Language:EnglishPublisher:City Lights BooksISBN-13:9780872869370ISBN-10:0872869377UPC:9780872869370Book Category:PoetryBook Subcategory:American, Jewish, LGBTQ+Size:7.90 x 5.30 x 0.50 inchesWeight:0.3505Product ID:SCAG1A953T

The Portrait Gallery Called Existence

In his final book, poet Neeli Cherkovski paints a portrait of his life through luminous details of encounters with his illustrious comrades.

"A prolific poet and denizen of beatnik cafes who chronicled the literary ethos of bohemian culture."--New York Times

To be published on what would have been his 80th birthday, The Portrait Gallery Called Existence finds the poet and memoirist combining these...

Language:EnglishPublisher:City Lights BooksISBN-13:9780872869370ISBN-10:0872869377UPC:9780872869370Book Category:PoetryBook Subcategory:American, Jewish, LGBTQ+Size:7.90 x 5.30 x 0.50 inchesWeight:0.3505Product ID:SCAG1A953T

Neeli Cherkovski (July 1, 1945-March 19, 2024) was an American poet and memoirist. Born Nelson Cherry, he grew up in Los Angeles, where as a teen he began publishing poems and was befriended by Charles Bukowski, with whom he edited the poetry zine Laugh Literary and Man the Humping Guns. In the 1970s, he was a political consultant in the Riverside area, moving to San Francisco in 1974 to work for...

Publisher: City Lights Books

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