I'm Gonna Say It Now: The Writings of Phil Ochs

Guilford: Backbeat Books, 2020. First edition, Hardcover, New in dust jacket,. Sally Rinehart. Guilford: Backbeat Books:, 2020. First edition, Hardcover, New in dust jacket, 304 pp.<br/> Cover artwork by: Sally Rinehart "Phil Ochs is known primarily as a songwriter; however, his oeuvre extends far beyond that - to short stories, poetry, criticism, journalism, and satire, all of which are included in I'm Gonna Say It Now: The Writings of Phil Ochs, which represents the majority of what Ochs wrote outside of his large circle of songs. This comprehensive tome presents another side of the famous topical songwriter, showcasing his prose and poetry from across the full span of his life. From prizewinning stories and clear-eyed reporting while a journalism major in college to music criticism, satires, and political pieces written while part of the burgeoning folk scene of New York City in the early 1960s and during the tumultuous Vietnam War era; from sharp and lyrical poems (many previously unpublished) to reviews, features, and satires written while living in Los Angeles and the final, elegiac coda writings from near the end of his life - I'm Gonna Say It Now presents the complete picture."