Dear John, Dear Coltrane.
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"A friend told me he;s risen above jazz, I leave him there": Dear John, Dear Coltrane; Inscribed by Michael S. Harper
Dear John, Dear Coltrane.
HARPER, Michael S.
Item Number: 89105
Pittsburgh: University of Pittsburgh Press, 1970.
Early printing of this book of Michael Harper’s first book of poetry. Octavo, original illustrated wrappers. Inscribed by the poet on the half-title page, “For Ruth and Lautz, from Michael Harper in Philadelphia – Oct 78.” In near fine condition. A very nice example.
Michael Harper said of his poetry: "My poems are rhythmic rather than metric; the pulse is jazz, the tradition generally oral; my major influences musical; my debts, mostly to the musicians (John Coltrane, Miles Davis, Billie Holiday, Bud Powell, etc)." "Michael Harper's poetry is vigorous as well as brilliant. It has an unafraid strength" - Gwendolyn Brooks.
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