First Thought Best Thought >From Naropa University's treasured archives, four groundbreaking writers and literary mentors share the secrets of their craft, with an emphasis on expressing oneself with unfettered honesty and immediacy. William S. Burroughs teaching his breakthrough methods for generating fresh writingincluding the cut-up method, chance operations, and dreamwork. Diane di Prima on how to survive as an artist: preserving your sensibility, creating a supportive artistic community, getting published, self-publishing, and much more. Allen Ginsberg exploring every stage of poetic activityfrom inspiration, to composition, to revision, to performing your poetry in public. Anne Waldman on the elements of the poets craftfrom the raw material of the words themselves to the many aspects of the poem in performance 4 CD 4.25 Hrs $29.95 ISBN 1-59179-188-X / UPC 600835-082327