Ghost Tantras
- ISBN-10
- 0872866270
- ISBN-13
- 9780872866270
- Category
- Poetry
- Pages
- 120
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2013-11-12
- Publisher
- City Lights Publishers
- Author
- Michael McClure
Description
Lion roars, detonated dada, and visceral emotional truths: McClure describes these tantras as “ceremonies to change the nature of reality."
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