Gunslinger (Ed Dorn poem)

Gunslinger (Ed Dorn poem)

"Gunslinger" is the title of a long poem in four parts by Ed Dorn. Part 1 was first published in 1968, and the final complete text appeared in 1989. It is his best-known work, and widely considered his most important.

References

*Dorn, Edward, "Gunslinger", (Duke University Press, Durham NC, 1989).
*Dorn, Edward, "Slinger", (Wingbow Press, Berkeley CA, 1975).


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