num_pages: 49
description: Six long poems in which Ferlinghetti reflects on American events of the late sixties and a winter journey across Russia
language: English
title: The Secret Meaning of Things
titlecomplete: The Secret Meaning of Things
genres: Nonfiction, Poetry
ratings_count: 272
awards: awardedAt: 28800000
name: National Book Award Finalist
category: Poetry
publisher: New Directions