The great Naropa poetry wars: with a copious collection of germane documents assembled by the author
by Clark, Tom
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Santa Barbara: Cadmus Editions, 1980. First edition limited to 100 copies (this, no. 42) signed by the author; 8vo, pp. 87, [9]; original quarter brown cloth over printed paper-covered boards, acetate dust jacket; fine. An exposé and renunciation of Chogyam Trungpa, spiritual head of the Naropa Institute. It describes the lead-up and fallout of an incident in which the poet W. S. Merwin and his girlfriend were attacked and forcibly stripped during a religious ceremony. The issue embroiled many of the prominent figures of Naropa, including Allen Ginsberg, Ed Sanders, and Robert Bly. Original broadside apology by Kenneth Rexroth laid in, as issued.
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- Title
- The great Naropa poetry wars: with a copious collection of germane documents assembled by the author
- Author
- Clark, Tom
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- Used
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- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Cadmus Editions
- Place of Publication
- Santa Barbara
- Date Published
- 1980
- Keywords
- Buddhism , , ,
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