Revolutionary Letters Yves Bonnefoy

Revolutionary Letters Yves BonnefoyDiane di Prima Diane di Prima began writing her Letters in 1968, conjuring a potent blend of utopian visions, ecological urgency and spiritual insight. By turns a manifesto for breaking free, a manual for street protest and a feminist broadside, these poems are as relevant to the convulsions and crises of today as they were fifty years ago. During the last years of her life, di Prima worked on the final iteration of her enduring project. This volume

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