Beckman's new poems come to us directly and intimately. Compulsively
readable, full of fear and persistence, they resonate with the wildness
and generosity of Ginsberg, Whitman, and Ted Berrigan, turning the
everyday into an encompassing, harrowing, humorous, necessary vision.
Beckman is, as Publishers Weekly notes, "the real thing."
Joshua Beckman is the author of numerous poetry collections,
translations, and collaborative works. His awards include a NYFA
Fellowship and a Pushcart Prize. He lives in Seattle and New York.