JAMES’ BOOKS
The blank page charmed James Broughton. He loved to see what words looked like as he wrote them, their delicious shapes filling the page, sounds echoing in word song. He wrote in journals daily – and also wrote on many small slips of paper. He wrote caring cards to friends constantly. In a lifetime that spanned 86 years, James wore many hats, but “poet” was the one he was always comfortable in.
He wrote and rewrote. Always improving and following his motto: Simplify, Clarify, Vivify. He produced 23 eminently readable books of poetry and prose – each unique. His poetry ranges from the silly and whimsical to the philosophical and profound. Throw in erotic, and spiritual and you’ve begun to cover the wide range of Broughton’s work.
A full list of James Broughton's books
- Packing Up for Paradise: Selected Poems 1946-1996 (1997) Santa Barbara, CA & Ann Arbor, MI: Black Sparrow Press
- Little Prayers to Big Joy’s Mother (1995) Port Townsend, WA: Syzygy Press-
- Little Sermons of the Big Joy (1994) Port Townsend, WA: Syzygy Press-
- Coming Unbuttoned (1993) San Francisco: City Lights Press-
- Making the Light (1992) San Francisco: City Lights Books-
- Special Deliveries: Selected Poems (1990) Seattle, WA: Broken Moon Press-
- 75 Life Lines (1988) Winston-Salem, NC: Jargon Society-
- Hooplas (1988) San Francisco: Pennywhistle Press
- A to Z (1986) Mill Valley, CA: Syzygy Press
- Ecstasies (1983) Mill Valley, CA: Syzygy Press-
- Graffiti for the Johns of Heaven (1982) Mill Valley, CA: Syzygy Press-
- Hymns to Hermes (1979) San Francisco: Manroot Press-
- The Androgyne Journal (1977) Oakland, CA: Scrimshaw Press-
- Odes for Odd Occasions (1977) San Francisco: Manroot Press
- A Long Undressing (1971) New York: Jargon Society
- High Kukus (1969) New York: Jargon Society-
- Tidings (1965) San Francisco: Pterodactyl Press
- The Right Playmate (1964) San Francisco: Pearce & Bennett
- True & False Unicorn (1957) New York: Grove Press-
- An Almanac for Amorists (1955) Paris: Collection Merlin-
- Musical Chairs (1950) San Francisco: Centaur Press
- The Playground (1949) San Francisco: Centaur Press
- Songs for Certain Children (1947) San Francisco: Centaur Press