{"product_id":"taujourney-to-the-end-9780872864856","title":"Tau\/Journey to the End","description":"\u003cp\u003eTwo long-lost volumes from the classic Beat period. \u003cem\u003eTau\u003c\/em\u003e is Philip Lamantia's mystical second collection of poems, originally slated for publication in 1955, but suppressed by the poet due to his evolving religious beliefs. \u003cem\u003eJourney to the End\u003c\/em\u003e contains the poems of the legendary John Hoffman (1928-1952), whose poems were read by Lamantia in 1955 at the 6 Gallery reading where Allen Ginsberg debuted \"Howl.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLamantia's closest friend, a character in Jack Kerouac's \u003cem\u003eDharma Bums\u003c\/em\u003e, and the inspiration for two lines of \"Howl,\" Hoffman moved between San Francisco and New York before his death in Mexico at the age of twenty-four. This volume includes biographical notes and Lamantia's commentaries on Hoffman's poetry.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Philip Lamantia,John Hoffman\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e City Lights Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/01\/2008\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSeries:\u003c\/b\u003e City Lights Pocket Poets #59\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 150\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.28lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 6.35h x 5.52w x 0.42d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780872864856","brand":"City Lights Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45463141154953,"sku":"9780872864856","price":14.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0636\/9240\/6921\/files\/img_65bccfc0-05e2-42a9-a685-50411a24e790.jpg?v=1774997912","url":"https:\/\/sonsanddaughtersbooks.com\/products\/taujourney-to-the-end-9780872864856","provider":"Sons and Daughters Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}