The iconic musician's first forays into poetry upon having quit the Velvet Underground and moved home to Long Island are gathered together in this collection, which also includes photographs and ephemera from this era, and a foreword by Anne Waldman.

Lou Reed was a musician, writer and icon of underground culture. The frontman and principal songwriter of the foundationally transcendent rock and roll band the Velvet Underground and a hugely influential solo artist, Reed's career spanned five decades. He died in 2013, leaving behind an unfathomable legacy.