An Astonished Eye Looks Out of the Air

by Kenneth Patchen

The first impression was mainly lost due to printer's error and only 30 or so copies survived. The 2nd impression was limited to 1950 copies. This striking production was set in Futura type with tint-block printing, leading to a rather dynamic design result by Kemper Nomland Jr. This volume of verse was apparently printed at a camp of conscientious objectors belonging to the San Francisco Renaissance.

Genres: Poetry

44 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1945

About the author

Kenneth Patchen 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 mythology that conveys a sense of compassionate wonder amidst the world's violence." Along with his friend and peer Kenneth Rexroth, he was a central influence on the San Francisco Renaissance and the Beat Generation.

Reviews

[Max Nemtsov · Rating 5 out of 5]

Красивая и редкая книжка с нарезкой антивоенных и широко-пацифистских стихов.