{"product_id":"ancient-acid-flashes-back-poems-western-literature-9780874173529","title":"Ancient Acid Flashes Back Poems Western","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLouis's poems are derived from recollections of his youth in the drug culture of San Francisco in the late 1960s. In this, his 12th book, he takes us back to the Haight during the Summer of Love and beyond on a tour of the wild side of youth, freedom and possibility.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLouis may be the best vernacular poet in America. He uses harsh, slangy, obscene language with unself-conscious mastery and the authenticity of coming from harsh and obscene circumstances.\"\" —\u003cem\u003eBooklist\u003c\/em\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"\"There is no border in these poems between the politics of the heart and the politics of the land. The music that fills this body of stories is direct and ancient. Still, it sounds like no one else’s.\"\" —Andrei Codrescu, author of \u003cem\u003eBibliodeath\u003c\/em\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"\"I’ve admired the poems of Adrian C. Louis for many years. No other American poet sings better than he does. No American poet knows how to grieve or rage better than he does. \u003cem\u003eAncient Acid Flashes Back\u003c\/em\u003e is a beautiful and terrifyingly true book.\"\" —Thomas Lux, author of \u003cem\u003eChild Made of Sand\u003c\/em\u003e","brand":"MP-NEV University of Nevada","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51038995841367,"sku":"9780874173529","price":10.76,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780874173529.jpg?v=1750942213","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/ancient-acid-flashes-back-poems-western-literature-9780874173529","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}