All: A James Broughton Reader
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All: A James Broughton Reader
DescriptionIn a lifetime that stretched from 1913 to 1999 James Broughton witnessed and commented on most of the twentieth century. His commentary, made from the point of view of an outsider, was leveled at some of the century's most precious myths. Broughton countered myth with myth. In a time aghast at its own horrors, Broughton championed laughter. He was a poet, not of the ivory tower but of the innovative street; a playful, urban voice with the notion that a poet could change the world. In a rational century, he asserted mystery. All: A James Broughton Reader collects the range of this acclaimed poet and filmmaker.
The Cognitive Developmental Psychology of James Mark Baldwin: Current Theory and Research in Genetic Epistemology (Publications for the Advancement of Theory and History)
DescriptionThis is the first systematic analysis of Baldwin's genetic epistemology and its relation to the contemporary social sciences. It is prepared by ten psychologists, philosophers, and educators--including Piaget, Kholberg, and Campbell--from in-depth conceptual and empirical perspectives. This volume provides a comprehensive account of Baldwin's philosophical psychology, social and cognitive developmentalism, functionalism, symbolic interactionism, idealist aesthetics, and theoretical biology. Moreover, it provides the first bibliography and commentary of his work to appear in print.
Hooplas: Odes for Odd Occasions
List Price: Price: $7.89 You Save: $1.06 (12%) DescriptionPoetry. Gay & Lesbian Studies. HOOPLAS are festive tributes to friends and intimates of the author, who salutes their talents and personalities with song, fanfare and wit. These odes for odd occasions are offered in praise of friendship, in memory of merriment, and in awe of love. James Broughton is a native Californian who has been since 1948 a luminary of the San Francisco scene for his lively achievements in poetry and filmmaking. He has produced some twenty books and as many independent films, has been the recipient of two Guggenheim Fellowships, two grants from the NEA, a James D. Phelan award and a Cannes Film Festival award. He has been a lifelong supporter of heroes, angels, muses, clowns and chefs. "Broughton is one of the most inventively playful of all contemporary poets; in fact, there is no other poet quite like him"--Robert Peters.
The Androgyne Journal
List Price: Price: $4.65 You Save: $5.35 (54%) DescriptionNonfiction. " THE ANDROGYNE JOURNAL is probably the most important and certainly the most tenderly intimate record of transformation we are likely ever to encounter. In a highly charged and richly readable prose, this great poet tells of a momentous summer when Hermes and Aphrodite reenacted their mythic courtship and consummation in the sensory theater of his own very real body. As readers, we witness the drama with a growing awareness that this alchemist of ecstasy is passing along to us a vital key to our own unfolding" -James Leo Herlihy, author of Midnight Cowboy.
Packing Up for Paradise: Selected Poems 1946-1996
DescriptionIt is often said that poet-filmmaker James Broughton's films are poetic, and his poems cinematic: "On the long outskirts of a dismantled city / toward the final flicker of dusk / I entered the cave of an unfinished cathedral." Without a doubt, he has met with abundant success in both of these pursuits, having won lifetime achievement awards from both the National Poetry Association and the American Film Association. While Black Sparrow has not (yet) compiled a Broughton film compendium, this collection of poetry showcases the work of "the heartiest and most enthusiastic celebrant since Whitman" (Jim Cory). Above all, Broughton delights in pleasures of body and soul - but perhaps especially those of the body - with wit and charm. As Rain Taxi writes, "Broughton's is a poetry of revelation, not obfuscation. . . . Each poem is a celebration and a call to offset the putrefaction of complacency with a bit of devilishness."Only when I wing am I dancing on the ground Only when I fly am I I Only when I sing am I quietly profound Only when I glee am I me (Only When I) Broughton James News![]()
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