Sun Ra: The Immeasurable Equation - The Collected Poetry and Prose

544 pp. 8vo. 'This edition presents Sun Ra's collected poetry and prose for the first time.' His works were originally scattered among numerous self-published pamphlets and other publications, so collecting them in one place was no easy task. From the jacket: 'A talented pianist and composer in his own right, Sun Ra (1914 - 1993) founded and conducted one of jazz's last great big bands from the 1950s until he left planet Earth. Few only know that he also was a gifted thinker and poet. Sun Ra's poetry leaves everything behind what's called contemporary, and flings out pictures of infinity into the outer space. These poems are for tomorrow.'