Gregory Corso: Ten Times a Poet

Leon Horton & Michelle McDannold have brought together articles by friends and Beat Generation scholars devoted to the poet's life and work. The views are wide-ranging, including material on Corso's tortured childhood, his imprisonment for juvenille crimes, his rise as a prominent Beat Generation poet, his travels in Europe, and his descent into alcoholism and drug addiction. A fascinating read for anyone interested in Corso and his poetry.

This book may well propel Corso criticism to new heights. We can only hope that this stellar poet will finally attract the interest he deserves.

Absolutely love this! Quality read

Gregory Corso was a demon in life and on the page. Ten Times A Poet is masterfully told from multiple perspectives, many of them deeply intimate with Corso, and it really captures the life Corso lived and wrote about. It had the feel of an oral history at times, with stories that capture Corso at his best and worst; other times, the prose and poems about Corso sparkled across the page. This is both biography and tribute. If you're interested in poetry, the Beats, art, criminals, and rebels, check this one out. Highly recommended!

If you are a student of poetry, a fan of Gregory Corso and the beat era then this definitive collection of essays, photos and first hand accounts by those that knew him will give you a broader understanding of the various faces of the man and the poet. This book is long overdue.--Scot Young, Editor of the Rusty Truck