Small Press Poetry Little Magazines
Prologue February 1949 (Reed College)
Oregon: Reed College, 1949. First edition. Paperback. February 1949 issue of this student literary journal published at Reed College. This issue is notable for containing the third appearance in print by Philip Whalen, a five page poem entitled "From The Temptation of St. Anthony". Very good condition in decorated stapled..... More
The Barking Rabbit or The Buddhist Oracle Vol. 2 #5 (3rd Last Issue)
Cleveland: Junkmail Oracle, 1968. First edition. Paperback. Tall newspaper format. 16 pp including covers. Unfolded. An issue of the Cleveland-based underground newspaper, The Buddhist Junkmail Oracle. In very good condition. Paper toned as expected. Includes a notice that d. a. levy, the previous editor of this paper, committed suicide by..... More
Typewriter 9
Iowa City: Typewriter / B'rd in the B'sh, 1980. First edition. Paperback. 8vo. 9th issue of this magazine devoted to visual poetry. Cover by Betty Radin. Loose sheets laid into ilustrated paper covers. A very good copy. Small hand-drawn figure above the title on the title page. All issues of..... More
Tightrope #12
Amherst: Swamp Press, No Date. Steven Ruhl. First edition. Paperback. Issue number twelve of this small press literary magazine. Unusual design: bound with a metal rivet at top front left corner. With not one, but two separate top layers of clear plastic covers which have been illustrated by Guy R...... More
VORT #1 (Inscribed)
Silver Spring: Vort, 1972. First edition. Paperback. 4to. First issue of this series of publications edited by Barry Alpert that include detailed interviews and related articles on two different poets each issue. This copy nicely INSCRIBED by the editor to Ron (Padgett?) on the first page. A near fine copy..... More
The Eventorium Muse Spring 1964 (First Issue)
New York: The Eventorium, 1964. First edition. Paperback. Wide stapled wrappers. First issue of this short-lived poetry magazine edited by Ingalls and O'Brien. Notable for the inclusion of 11 early poems by Frank Kuenstler. Also work by Michael Benedikt, Sherwood Washburn, Arthur Cohen and more. 63 pp. Some light cover..... More
Turkey Buzzard Review Two
Bolinas: Turkey Buzzard Editions, 1980. First edition. Paperback. Tall, thick stapled 4to. 64 pp. Uncommon second issue of this small press poetry journal published out of the fertile ground of Bolinas, CA. Includes material by Lew Welch as provided by Donald Allen plus contributions by Tom Clark, James Koller, Bobbie..... More
The Portable Lower East Side Volume 1 Numbers 1 and 2
New York: Portable Lower East Side, 1984. First edition. Paperback. First two issues of Kurt Hollander's New York poetry magazine. Both issues in clean near fine condition in thick side-stapled wrappers. More
Unnatural Acts
New York: St Marks Poetry Project, 1972. First edition. Paperback. 4to. This is one of the unnumbered issues (of five in total) of this collaborative experimental magazine. The writers who worked on this project included Jean Boudin, Shelley Cholst, Sheri Fein, Ed Friedman, Yancy Gerber, Dan Icolari, Suzanne Kaufman, Michael..... More
Ed Sanders The Review of Contemporary Fiction Spring 1999 Issue (Signed)
Normal, IL: Review of Contemporary Fiction, 1998. First edition. Paperback. Trade paperbound volume. 217 pp plus ads at rear. This issue devoted to all things related to poet Edward Sanders. Includes an interview with Sanders and Barry Miles. Also contributions by Robert Creeley, Tom Clark, Ann Charters, Thomas Myers and..... More
Fubbalo Volume 1 Number 1
Buffalo: Student Book Shop, 1964. First Edition. Paperback. First issue of this poetry journal edited by Edward Budowski. Contributions by Olson, Aram Saroyan, Diane Wakoski, George Starbuck, Ed Dorn, Robert Kelly, Fielding Dawson, Denise Levertov and more. Prior owner name else a very good copy. More
Fuck You / A Magazine of the Arts Number 5 Volume 2
New York: Fuck You Press, 1962. First edition. Paperback. Mimeographed side-stapled wrappers. Printed on pink paper on rectos only. The December 1962 issue of Ed Sanders' underground poetry magazine printed and published in a secret location on the Lower East Side. Carol Berge, John Keys, Hank Dixon, Taylor Mead and..... More
BOMB Oracle Issue #1
No Place: BOMB Oracle, 1970. First edition. Paperback. 4to. Illustrated tall side-stapled wrappers. The first and perhaps only issue of this small press little poetry journal edited by Robert Serling. Paper a bit toned with age else a clean very good copy. Contains early work by Codrescu. No copies located..... More
Cottonwood Review Spring 1973
Lawrence: Cottonwood Review, 1973. First edition. Paperback. Paperbound quarto. 84 pp. Illustrated with b/w photographs. Spring 1973 issue of this poetry magazine. Very good condition in bound glossy photo-illustrated wrappers. More