num_pages: 120
description: Gregory Corso's collection of poems, the first in eight years, contains works of major proportions. The title poem is a tribute to Jack Kerouac, fusing a memorial to the poet's dead friend with a bitter lament for the present state of America. Reproduced in facsimile from Corso's handwritten sheets, his marginal decorations, drawings and glyphs are included. The balance of the book is drawn from his shorter poems.
language: English
title: Elegiac Feelings American
titlecomplete: Elegiac Feelings American
genres: Literature, Poetry
ratings_count: 176
awards: awardedAt: 31564800000
name: National Book Award Finalist
category: Poetry
publisher: New Directions