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Books by Edwin Torres
  | | In the Function of External Circumstances by Edwin Torres Paperback, 122 Pages, Published 2010 by Nightboat ISBN-13: 978-0-9822645-5-3, ISBN: 0-9822645-5-0 "Poet and performer Edwin Torres’s extraordinary new book emerges in five riveting sections with a thematic undercurrent examining the body, love, journey, direction, and talk. These poems, intimate and expansive, use lyrical tone as an entry into communication, allowing experimental pieces and quiet poems to coexist. Black-and-white art illuminates the text and contributes to the lingual density while adding a figurative translation to ..." |
 | | Carlito's Way(Reprint) Rise to Power by Edwin Torres, Mario Van Peebles Paperback, 208 Pages, Published 2005 by Grove Press, Black Cat ISBN-13: 978-0-8021-7012-5, ISBN: 0-8021-7012-9 "The basis for a major motion picture to be released in fall 2005 starring Mario Van Peebles, "Carlito's Way" is a taut and unputdownable tale of a young Puerto Rican man and his rise to the top as the king of heroin distribution in Harlem. Drug dealer, thief, murderer, Carlito Brigante was once just another Spanish Harlem street punk with a poor boy's dream of flash and fast money-and as he gets older he determines that it's either take ..." |
 | | XoeteoX by Edwin Torres Paperback, 104 Pages, Published 2018 by Wave Books ISBN-13: 978-1-940696-74-4, ISBN: 1-940696-74-7 "“There is no other poet who writes like Torres. Elaborate, chanting, pointed, and granite in their ‘octaves of shine,’ his poems have it all. They are a real and gritty pleasure to read, a necessary tonic to these toxic times.” ―John YauWhat does a book want to be in anyone’s hands but an infinite word object? XoeteoX is a dare into perception, traversing territories of language, sound, and the visual page. At the intersection of identi ..." |
 | | Ameriscopia(1st Edition) (Camino del Sol) by Edwin Torres Paperback, 112 Pages, Published 2014 by University Of Arizona Press ISBN-13: 978-0-8165-3075-5, ISBN: 0-8165-3075-0 "In this vibrant reflection of sound and word, poet Edwin Torres reignites the possibilities of poetry. From poems like “Me No Habla Spic,” a rumination of life’s major moments, to “Fixative,” which exercises shifting vantage points, Torres is nimble—surfing through memory, definition, and forms of social address. In this new collection, Torres offers some signature performance pieces for the first time in print. Ameriscopia reimagine ..." |
 | | Carlito's Way and After Hours (Film Ink) by Edwin Torres Paperback, 480 Pages, Published 2002 by Prion Books ISBN-13: 978-1-85375-490-6, ISBN: 1-85375-490-0 "This is the story of the irrepressible Carlo Brigante, Puerto Rican hustler, drug dealer, survivor and great talker. He evokes his doomed world of New York's Spanish Harlem - a streetwise life in the fast lane, with no exit, both brutal and hilarious. At first full of confidence in his ability to ride the tiger of New York's gangland unscathed, his first serious descent in to the world of crime leads to his eventual imprisonment. The se ..." |
 | | The Popedology of an Ambient Language (Atelos Project) by Edwin Torres Paperback, 177 Pages, Published 2007 by Atelos ISBN-13: 978-1-891190-29-2, ISBN: 1-891190-29-6 "Poetry. Using "ambient language"-fragments, excerpts, stage directions, echoes, conversation snippets, syntactic undulation, and rigorous sonic chaos-Edwin Torres creates an alchemy of language, what he calls "electrobabble" and "algorithmictotem." Amid the fast-paced frenzy of his lyrical style, Torres finds an excited reason for hope and purpose: "one by one/ the rhythmic yuwanna/ will climb the fearist/ the murmuring yugottit/ will f ..." |
 | | Will Work For Peace New Political Poems by Sherman Alexie, Carolyn Kizer, Martin Espada, Diane Di Prima, Marge Piercy, W. D. Snodgrass, Bob Holman, Peter Viereck, Leslea Newman, Lyn Lifshin, Cid Corman, David Ray, Susan Griffin, Dean Blehert, Bill Zavatsky, Donald Hall, Brett Axel, Ellen Bass, Maxine Chernoff, Colette Inez, Marilyn Chin, Janet Hamill, Regie Cabico, Taylor Mali, Daniela Gioseffi, Elaine Equi, Maude Meehan, Nicole Blackman, Charles Potts, Michael Cadnum, Thaddeaus Rutkowski, Lamont Steptoe, Amy Ouzoonian, Alix Olson, Roger Bonair-Agard, Sarah Jones, Edwin Torres, Francis Driscoll, Charles Fishman, Cristin Aptowicz, Guy Lecharles Gonzalez Paperback, 180 Pages, Published 1605 by Zeropanik Press ISBN-13: 978-0-9666459-1-0, ISBN: 0-9666459-1-X "Multi-cultural, cross-generational anthology of new political poetry of 144 living poets from every continent on Earth." |
 | | XoeteoX by Edwin Torres Hardcover, 96 Pages, Published 2018 by Wave Books ISBN-13: 978-1-940696-73-7, ISBN: 1-940696-73-9 "What does a book want to be in anyone's hands but an infinite word object? XoeteoX is a dare into perception, traversing territories of language, sound, and the visual page. At the intersection of identity, performance, and typography, these poems compel reader and word into being, presenting a pact towards understanding and the mutual beyond." |
 | | Carlitos Way(Updated) The Classic New York Street Novel by Edwin Torres Paperback, 160 Pages, Published 1999 by Prion Books Ltd ISBN-13: 978-1-85375-339-8, ISBN: 1-85375-339-4 "In this classic New York street novel, Carlito Brigante, Puerto Rican hustler and drug dealer, recounts with intoxicating bravado and humor his journey through Spanish Harlem's no-exit world of gangs, drugs, pimping, and the Mob. Carlito's Way, and its sequel After Hours, were adapted for film by Brian de Palma, with Al Pacino as Carlito. Edwin Torres is a Criminal Court judge in New York City." |
 | | Carlito's Way(Tie-In Edition) by Edwin Torres Paperback, 528 Pages, Published 1994 by Signet Import ISBN-13: 978-0-451-17994-4, ISBN: 0-451-17994-3 "This powerful, gritty, and vivid novel is the unforgettable story of Carlito Brigante, a Harlem drug dealer in the 1960s, and his rise to the top. Drug dealer, thief, and murdered, Carlito Brigante was once just another Spanish Harlem street punk with a poor boy's dream of flash and fast money -- but as he gets older he determines that it's either take or be taken, and he knows which role he intends to play. Soon he's a mob-connected pr ..." |
 | | Carlito's Way(Reprint) by Edwin Torres Paperback, 440 Pages, Published 1993 by Avon Books ISBN-13: 978-0-380-72287-7, ISBN: 0-380-72287-9 "Silvio was in for some violation. That leaves me and Diane. Peck, peck, peck, li'l typewriter. I'm goin' around, where is that confounded file? Ha. I squat down alongside her. She's sitting at her desk. Now or never. I made my grab. Diane! Diane!" |
 | | After Hours by Edwin Torres Paperback, 288 Pages, Published 1979 by Futura Publications ISBN-13: 978-0-7088-1698-1, ISBN: 0-7088-1698-3 |
 | | Q.& A. by Edwin Torres Paperback, 224 Pages, Published 1978 by Futura Publications ISBN-13: 978-0-7088-1363-8, ISBN: 0-7088-1363-1 |
 | | Yes Thing No Thing by Edwin Torres Paperback, 128 Pages, Published 2010 by Roof Books ISBN-13: 978-1-931824-41-5, ISBN: 1-931824-41-X "Poetry. Edwin Torres's poetry—full of complex graphic experiments and daring sonic explorations—opens new creative possibilities, simultaneously challenging and delighting our intelligence. Coming on strong with humor and mystery, Edwin Torres spins magical multilingual webs of words intended to change the world. "Edwin Torres is our 21st Century Mayakovsky"—Juliana Spahr." |
 | | The All-Union Day of The Shock Worker(1st Edition) by Edwin Torres Paperback, 110 Pages, Published 2001 by Roof Books ISBN-13: 978-1-931824-00-2, ISBN: 1-931824-00-2 "Poetry. Associated with both the spoken word and avant-garde literary communities of New York City, Edwin Torres has carved out an energetic and suggestive space between those worlds, mapping out a prospective direction for American poetry. "Edwin Torres's poetry--full of complex graphic experiments and daring sonic explorations--opens new creative possibilities, simultaneously challenging and delighting our intelligence" --Lorenzo Thom ..." |
 | | After Hours (Film Ink) by Edwin Torres Paperback, 277 Pages, Published 1999 by Prion Books ISBN-13: 978-1-85375-338-1, ISBN: 1-85375-338-6 "Older and wiser after five years inside, Carlito Brigante, Puerto Rican hustler and drug dealer, is looking to slow down. To pull in some money, he buys a nightclub in Harlem. Meanwhile, the lawyer who sprung Carlito from the Federal Pen is in over his head with the Mafia and wants to call in a favor. But as Carlito sagely observes, "A favor can kill faster than a bullet." The lightning-fast sequel to Carlito's Way." |
 | | Fractured Humorous(1st Edition) by Edwin Torres Paperback, 78 Pages, Published 1999 by 'A 'A Arts ISBN-13: 978-0-9666303-6-7, ISBN: 0-9666303-6-X |
 | | Carlito's Way by Edwin Torres Paperback, 152 Pages, Published 1982 by Avon Books (Mm) ISBN-13: 978-0-380-60327-5, ISBN: 0-380-60327-6 |
 | | After Hours by Edwin Torres Hardcover, Published 1979 by Doubleday ISBN-13: 978-0-385-27000-7, ISBN: 0-385-27000-3 |
 | | Q and A by Edwin Torres Published 1977 ISBN-13: 978-0-385-27542-2, ISBN: 0-385-27542-0 |
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