Diane di Prima

Quotes

• “I have just realized that the stakes are myself / I have no other”

• “Left to themselves people / grow their hair. / Left to themselves they / take off their shoes. / Left to themselves they make love / sleep easily / share blankets, dope & children / they are not lazy or afraid / they plant seeds, they smile, they / speak to one another. /”

• “NO ONE WAY WORKS, it will take all of us / shoving at the thing from all sides / to bring it down.”

Books by Diane di Prima in order

Books by Diane di Prima in the order they were published, from Various Fables from Various Places (1960) to Quita Tu Cuello Degollado De Mi Cuchillo (2021).

1. 1Various Fables from Various PlacesVarious Fables from Various Places1960
2. 2Dinners and NightmaresDinners and Nightmares1961
3. 3This Kind of Bird Flies BackwardThis Kind of Bird Flies Backward1963
4. 4Poet's VaudevillePoet's Vaudeville1964
5. 5EarthsongEarthsong1968
6. 6New Mexico PoemNew Mexico Poem1968
7. 7Memoirs of a BeatnikMemoirs of a Beatnik1969
8. 8Notes on the Summer Solstice, June 21, 1969Notes on the Summer Solstice, June 21, 19691969
9. 9The Book of HoursThe Book of Hours1970
10. 10Kerhonkson Journal, 1966Kerhonkson Journal, 19661971
11. 11Revolutionary LettersRevolutionary Letters1971
12. 12Revolutionary Letters, EtcRevolutionary Letters, Etc1971
13. 13XV DedicationsXV Dedications1971
14. 14LobaLoba1973
15. 15Freddie PoemsFreddie Poems1974
16. 16Brass Furnace Going OutBrass Furnace Going Out1975
17. 17Loba as EveLoba as Eve1975
18. 18Selected Poems, 1956-1975Selected Poems, 1956-19751975
19. 19Selected Poems, 1956-1976Selected Poems, 1956-19761975
20. 20Loba, Part IILoba, Part II1976
21. 21Wyoming SeriesWyoming Series1988
22. 22Pieces of a SongPieces of a Song1990
23. 23Recollections of My Life as a WomanRecollections of My Life as a Woman2001
24. 24Quita Tu Cuello Degollado De Mi CuchilloQuita Tu Cuello Degollado De Mi Cuchillo2021