The triumph of mankind is...
the subject of this collection of poems. Gregory Corso, Beatnik poet extroardinaire, writes about the glory of being a (hu-)man, Alive, here, in the moment... These poems span a period of traveling for Corso, with sections about his journeys in Greece, Tangiers, and other parts of Europe as well as poems about New York. If you've never read anything by Gregory Corso, this is a good place to start. He creates phrases and passages that stick in your mind at once; this book of poetry needs to be read, and re-read, then read again.