“Uninhibited Beat Poetry” by Elliot M. Rubin
if god were a woman “there would be no war she could not bear her children maimed, killed, tortured or the poor denied medical help or food in her name…
if god were a woman “there would be no war she could not bear her children maimed, killed, tortured or the poor denied medical help or food in her name…
banned books can be more powerful than armies"
This collection by elliot m rubin is a Beat-inspired assemblage of free verse poems that deliberately favours plain language and accessibility over literary complexity. The poems primarily explore life in Manhattan, painting vivid scenes of urban experiences from luxury shopping at Bergdorf's to midnight encounters on sketchy streets, while weaving in themes of love, betrayal, ageing, and social inequality.