{"product_id":"desert-journal-0979070279","title":"Desert Journal","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0979070279\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/strong\u003e weiss, ruth\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e New\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom author ruth weiss on writing DESERT JOURNAL: a life of its own - this book DESERT JOURNAL. thought it would be novel to write a novel. do the math. 5 x 4 = 200. so for 40 days do 5 pages. decision. 5 pages non-stop each day whatever surfaces. even if only one word per page. forget characters \u0026amp; plot. this is a novel moderne. focus - the internal desert. being a water-sign - most fearful place the desert. need to explore that place. had never been to the actual desert. 1961. begin. it was finished in 1968. 7 years. readings through those years had audience call numbers up to the point of completion. someone would always ask how do you know this about me? DESERT JOURNAL has a life of its own. im only the instrument. sent manuscript out. no takers. 1975. went to NEW YORK CITY. in \u0026amp; out of publishing houses. no takers. back home in SAN FRANCISCO. no mistaking the message. MAGNETIZE THE CALL FOR IT. a week later. phone call from BOSTON. CHARLEY SHIVELY of GOOD GAY POETS press. had heard me at WILD SIDE WEST, a womens bar in SAN FRANCISCO. i had mentioned looking for a publisher. DESERT JOURNAL came out in 1977. currently ive stolen lines from it \u0026amp; collaged into new poems - LIGHT WORKS, BYPASS LINZ, \u0026amp; SUICIDE DREAMS. 40 days - 7 years. those numbers have far-reaching biblical references. was not aware of that. now, thanks to DAVID BRINKS of TREMBLING PILLOW press in NEW ORLEANS, this book continues as a reprint. on a life of its own.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Mia Karts","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51327741002016,"sku":"NEW0979070279","price":18.83,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0980\/7426\/3840\/files\/71ydzdgUgNL.jpg?v=1773171292","url":"https:\/\/miakarts.com\/products\/desert-journal-0979070279","provider":"Miakarts Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}