City Lights Pocket Poets
E722039
City Lights Pocket Poets is a renowned poetry series and imprint known for publishing influential Beat and avant-garde poets in affordable, pocket-sized editions.
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
poetry series
ⓘ
publishing imprint ⓘ |
| aim | to make modern poetry widely accessible ⓘ |
| associatedBookstore | City Lights Bookstore NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedMovement |
Beat Generation
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
San Francisco Renaissance NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedIn | San Francisco NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cityOfPublication | San Francisco NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| culturalSignificance | key vehicle for dissemination of Beat literature ⓘ |
| firstEditor | Lawrence Ferlinghetti NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| format | pocket-sized editions ⓘ |
| foundedBy | Lawrence Ferlinghetti NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre | poetry ⓘ |
| hasNotableVolumeNumber | Pocket Poets Series No. 4: Howl and Other Poems NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPublisher | City Lights Booksellers & Publishers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasSubject |
Beat poetry
ⓘ
modernist poetry ⓘ political protest poetry ⓘ surrealist poetry ⓘ |
| inception | 1955 ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| medium | print ⓘ |
| notableAuthorPublished |
Allen Ginsberg
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
André Breton NERFINISHED ⓘ Frank O’Hara NERFINISHED ⓘ Gregory Corso NERFINISHED ⓘ Jack Kerouac NERFINISHED ⓘ Lawrence Ferlinghetti NERFINISHED ⓘ Pier Paolo Pasolini NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
publishing Beat poets
ⓘ
publishing avant-garde poets ⓘ |
| notablePublication | Howl and Other Poems NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| pricePolicy | affordable editions ⓘ |
| printingStyle | uniform pocket-sized design ⓘ |
| publisher | City Lights Books NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publisherImprintOf |
City Lights Booksellers & Publishers
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
City Lights Pocket Bookshop NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publishingFocus |
experimental poetry
ⓘ
politically engaged poetry ⓘ |
| regionInfluenced |
United States counterculture
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
international avant-garde poetry ⓘ |
| seriesType | chapbook-like poetry series ⓘ |
| targetAudience |
general readers
ⓘ
poetry enthusiasts ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.