Far Out: Poems of the ’60’s

Far Out: Poems of the ’60s features poems from 78 writers including work from several past poets laureate of the U.S. and several U.S. states, as well as iconic cultural figures, who remember that tumultuous decade from a wide range of vantage points. This collection covers the most important themes of the time; protest, civil rights, the counter-culture, drugs, sex, rock & roll, liberation, and the Vietnam War. It brings to life the experiences of people who vividly remember the effects of the assassinations of Medgar Evers, JFK, Malcolm X, and Martin Luther King, and those who lived through the period of the Vietnam War and the protests against it. Also included are poems from those who experienced the rise of Second-Wave Feminism, the Civil Rights Act and the emergence of the Black Power Movement, as well as the Apollo 11 moon landing.