Poetry. Cross-Genre. Anne Waldman is a poet, professor, performer, curator, and cultural activist, and the author of over 40 books and small press editions of poetry and poetics. RED NOIR is a compilation of selected pieces intended for performance in the theatrical sense. "This long-overdue collection makes songs out of play and play from a series of laments, science fictions, cultural histories. RED NOIR turns phrases inside-out as it tunes itself to the nonsense of a world breaking our heart. As always, Anne Waldman is there, bold and brilliant, to sing it back to us"--Thalia Field. Cover collage created with original artwork by George Schneeman and Ambrose Bye.

Author Hometown: BOULDER, CO USA



About the author: Anne Waldman, poet, professor, performer, and cultural activist is the author of over 40 books and small press editions of poetry and poetics, including most recently Manatee/Humanity and the anthology Beats at Naropa, co-edited with Laura Wright. She has participated in conferences and festivals in Beijing, Berlin, Vienna, Nicaragua and Prague and has taught recent practicums at the Zen Mountain Monastery and Naropa University. She works with writer/director Ed Bowes on a number of video/movie projects.