Not since Thom Gunn's early work has a poet explored in such depth the preoccupations, the ambitions, and the appearance of the icons of pop culture. Many American pop stars are included: Elvis Presley, Leonard Cohen, Jimi Hendrix, Michael Jackson, Madonna, Patti Smith, and Neil Young. In this collection - poems about popular cultural figures of a previous generation - Cocteau, Man Ray, Edith Piaf, and Billie Holiday are brought together with his equally vivid poems about more recent pop icons. Accompanying the poems are compelling photographs by Mick Rock whose images are now legend in rock history.