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A bold, pioneering, free-souled and long-rare classic of concrete poetry, available for the first time in 50 years Originally published by Doubleday and Company in 1970, N.H. Pritchard's The Matrix was one of a tiny handful of books of concrete poetry published in America by a major publishing house. Sadly, the book was given little support and was not promoted, and it has long been out of print. However, it remains a cherished item for fans of poetry due to its unique composition, and difficult but rewarding poetics. Forcing the reader to straddle the line between reading and viewing, the book features visual poems that predate the experiments of the Language poets, including words that are exploded into their individual letters, and columns of text that ride the edge of the page. Praised as a FREE souled work by Allen Ginsberg, The Matrix feels as fresh and necessary today as when it was first published. This new facsimile edition, copublished by Primary Information and Ugly Duckling Presse, makes the book available to a new generation of readers.Product Identifiers
PublisherPrimary Information
ISBN-139781734489798
eBay Product ID (ePID)26049070443
Product Key Features
Publication Year2021
TopicPoetry
Book TitleThe Matrix: Poems 1960-1970
Number of Pages224 Pages
LanguageEnglish
AuthorN H Pritchard
Dimensions
Item Height206 mm
Item Weight272 g
Additional Product Features
Country/Region of ManufactureUnited States
Title_AuthorN H Pritchard