Poetry is Dead:
An Inclusive Anthology of Deadhead Poetry
Generations worldwide have been influenced and inspired by the music and kind community of psychedelic rock and roll band, The Grateful Dead.
Through the years and many incarnations, Dead culture and community is still truckin'.
These are poems from laureates and teenagers, original Haight hippies, professors and felons, combat veterans and pacifists, road-worn tour regulars, and those just now getting on the bus.
The diversity of these mostly free-verse submissions is as colorful and vibrant as a tie dye, but what a beautiful chorus they combine to form!
Poke around in this collection, and you may just be inspired to hit the road and set up in the parking lot of your favorite amphitheater, stadium, arena, or coliseum, or at least pick up your own pen and spend some time exploring what "The Dead" mean to you.
Poetry is Dead II:
Once You're Dead, You're Dead Forever
(the sequel)
'In this anthology, a global cadre of deadhead poets send us on spiritual, musical, and psychedelic quests. Deadheads from around the world are included in these pages whether they fell in love with a few albums or dedicated their life to being die-hard loyal fans, trekking across the country in a nomadic musical pilgrimage, letting the experience transform them again and again. Poets from Canada, Mexico, Europe, Africa, and Asia as well as from over two dozen states in the United States are all included in these pages, reflecting a global fan community, showcasing the wide reach of the Dead’s music...'. -Editor, D.L. Lang
Over 80 poets from around the world explore their personal histories, experiences, friendships, and connections with the psychedelic rock and roll band Grateful Dead, through the decades and all of the band's many incarnations.
This edition is DEAD-icated to the lives and legacy of Phil Lesh and super-fan Bill Walton.
