{"product_id":"the-matrix-poems","title":"The Matrix \/\/ Poems 1960-1970","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA bold, pioneering, \"free-souled\" and long-rare classic of concrete poetry, available for the first time in 50 years\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOriginally published by Doubleday and Company in 1970, N.H. Pritchard's \u003ci\u003eThe Matrix\u003c\/i\u003e was one of a tiny handful of books of concrete poetry published in America by a major publishing house. Sadly, the book was given little support and was not promoted, and it has long been out of print. However, it remains a cherished item for fans of poetry due to its unique composition, and difficult but rewarding poetics. Forcing the reader to straddle the line between reading and viewing, the book features visual poems that predate the experiments of the Language poets, including words that are exploded into their individual letters, and columns of text that ride the edge of the page.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePraised as a \"FREE souled\" work by Allen Ginsberg, \u003ci\u003eThe Matrix\u003c\/i\u003e feels as fresh and necessary today as when it was first published. This new facsimile edition, copublished by Primary Information and Ugly Duckling Presse, makes the book available to a new generation of readers.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNew York–born poet \u003cstrong\u003eNH Prichard\u003c\/strong\u003e (1939–1996) was a member of the Umbra group—a collective of young Black writers based on the Lower East Side founded in 1962—and after the group’s dissolution he was closely involved in the New York intermedia art, music and film scenes in the late 1960s.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePublisher: Primary Information\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePublish Date: March 30, 2021\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePages: 224\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLanguage: English\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eType: Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEAN\/UPC: 9781734489798\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDimensions: 8.1 X 5.3 X 0.7 inches | 0.6 pounds\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBISAC: \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003ePoetry \/ American\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"NH Prichard","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":67771806318827,"sku":"9781734489798","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0253\/4014\/9820\/files\/9781734489798.jpg?v=1791120141","url":"https:\/\/rep.club\/products\/the-matrix-poems","provider":"Reparations Club","version":"1.0","type":"link"}