Recollections of My Life as a Woman: The New York Years
New York: Viking Penguin, 2001. First Edition, First Printing.
SIGNED by Diane di Prima on the title page. The poet's memoir of the first three decades of her life, written in her easy, conversational style.
Di Prima (1934-2020) tells about growing up in Brooklyn and then getting involved with the Beats in Manhattan. She was a founder of the New York Poets Theatre and edited The Floating Bear literary journal.
Di Prima writes frankly about her relationship with LeRoi Jones (who later became Amiri Baraka), and the various poets and artists in her wide circle of friends. A terrific memoir by a poet who lived life on her own terms.
PHYSICAL DETAILS: Small Quarto (9.25 x 6 inches; 235 x 155 mm), 423, [1] pages, in paper-covered boards, gilt titles to spine, in a photo-illustrated dust jacket (hard cover).
CONDITION: Spine ends lightly bumped, some wear and curling to dust-jacket edges, with a bit of crinkling at spine ends. Fine in a Near Fine dust jacket.
. Item #3065
ISBN: 9780670851669
Price: $125.00