Daybooks 1970-1972

Jonas Mekas

• Other Authors Vyt Bakaitis (Translator)
• Title

  Daybooks 1970-1972

• Date 2003
• Publisher Brooklyn, NY: Portable Press at Yo-Yo Labs
• Description 76 p; 7.5 in; b/w ill.
• Language English
• Collections Permanent Collection, MoMA Reading Room
• Summary

  A collection of diaristic, casual poems, all dealing with Jonas Mekas’ life, thoughts, and feelings in 1970-1972, while living in Lithuania. Relaxed and looking ahead optimistically, but still with dark memories lingering in the background, the book captures the tone and perspective that can also be gleaned in his narrative films, documentaries, and diary films. Daybooks is published by Portable Press at Yo-Yo Labs, which publishes poetics works that are subtle and intense forms of public exchange and autonomous expressions—dynamic in awareness—luminous in form.

• Tags MoMA Reading Room, Chapbook, American poetry -- 20th century