What shall we do without us? : the voice and vision of Kenneth Patchen

Vividly colored, surrealistic, vibrating with un-ashamed emotion, humorous, and outrageous—the picture poems of Kenneth Patchen are the unique creation of one of the twentieth century’s most inventive writers and artists. Here is the first major full-color collection of Patchen’s paintings, which unite his energetic poetry with a brilliant tapestry of form and color. The contemporary equivalent of illuminated manuscripts, these extraordinary works express fury at injustice and at the same time celebrate the integrity of life and the planet that supports it. The picture poems crowned Patchen’s long and varied career, displaying a wild profusion of media, including tempera, watercolors, inks, glues, dyes, cloth, string, crayons, construction paper, and other elements. With the paintings is an afterword by Patchen’s friend and publisher of New Directions, James Laughlin. Collection Of Picture Poems About God, Peace, Friendship, Love And Other Subjects. With An Afterword By James Laughlin. A Yolla Bolly Press Book. Kenneth Patchen: Principal Works: P. [23]-[24] Gathers picture poems by the Ohio-born writer and artist and offers a brief appreciation of Patchen and his work