Seminary Poems

by Diane di Prima

Poetry. Limited edition. Bound by hand in Inverness, California. Published in 1991 by Floating Island Publications. These poems, the product of di Prima's experience attending a three-month program of study and meditation, encapsulate the focus and beauty of spiritual retreat. Other titles available through SPD include PIECES OF A SELECTED POEMS, WYOMING SERIES, and DINNERS AND NIGHTMARES.

48 pages, Paperback

First published May 1, 1991

About the author

Diane di Prima was an American poet and member of the Beat Generation. She was San Francisco’s poet laureate from 2009 to 2011.

Reviews

[Greg Bem · Rating 4 out of 5]

Short and sparse. The book itself is beautiful, and the poems are acutely meditative... They represent meditation in its many spaces.

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I pick my way thru the wildflowers
down the trail to the outhouse
farting all the way

-from "Dawn Sequence"