A survey charting the collaborative nature and byproducts of the New York School poets and painters of the mid-twentieth century. Through a collection of ephemera, paintings, drawings, poetry, photographs and more, author Jenni Quilter illustrates the playfulness and authenticity of the collaborative culture established by the school and the uniquely situated creations that emerged from this enigmatic atmosphere. Notable figures engaged in this milieu include artists such as Willem de Kooning, Robert Motherwell, Alex Katz, Jasper Johns and Fairfield Porter, as well as writers John Ashbery, Bill Berkson, Ted Berrigan.....
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Signed first edition, one of 3,100 copies, retaining its original promotional belly band. Signed and dated “3-20-65” by Bukowski in metallic orange ink on the page facing the limitation page. German-American poet and author Charles Bukowski is known for his unflinching descriptions of ordinary, everyday life. Frequently associated with the literary movement known as “dirty realism,” Bukowski’s work explores themes of poverty, alcoholism and the struggles of the working class. This collection brings together 52 of Bukowski’s poems, accompanied by multiple etchings by American painter Noel Rockmore.

Condition: Good-, moderate.....
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No. 102 of a limited edition of 150 handcrafted copies of an essay by British author and painter Denton Welch, detailing his first encounter with British poet Dame Edith Sitwell and her brother, Osbert Sitwell. Complementing Welch's essay are three detailed line drawings, later transformed into etchings by French illustrator Pierre Le-Tan. Edmund White provides a contextualized foreword, highlighting Welch's ability to infuse his literary observations with luminous, poetic and vivid detail. Letterpress-printed on deckled Arches paper at the Graphic Arts Workshop at Dartmouth College. Scarce.

Condition: Fine.
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A set of 12 Poem Company booklets printed and distributed by Intermedia Press, a project of Vancouver, B.C.'s collaborative art group, Intermedia, and published from 1970-1972. Different sources state that the booklets were either issued weekly or monthly (but likely intermittently), and numbered a total of about 50. Contributors were anonymous and the booklets are undated. All are 4.25" x 5.5" in size and range from 4-16 pages (including covers) but most were issued at 8 pages each. Most are staplebound with one or two staples, or sometimes unstapled...
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The rare second and final issue of the short-lived Detroit radical underground newspaper Guerrilla, edited by Allen Van Newkirk and an editorial team at the Detroit Artists Workshop Press. Contributors include notable figures such as Sun Ra, Diane di Prima, Michael McClure, and more. Born during the Detroit summer riots of 1967 and at the height of the Detroit Free Press literary movement, Guerrilla positioned itself as a revolutionary voice for radical thought, poetry, and news. This issue features poetry by Diane di Prima and Robert Kelly; essays.....
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These anthologies from Pilot Press explore various stages of queerness, the first three issues of this six-part series include Loneliness (Not Here: A Queer Anthology of Loneliness), Joy (Over There: A Queer Anthology of Joy), and Rage (A Queer Anthology of Rage). Each issue is a collection of poets, activists, writers, and artists shedding light on contemporary queer lives and responding to questions such as: What does it mean to be lonely? How do queer people imagine or experience joy and rage? Contributors include AA Bronson, Olivia Laing, Sarah Schulman.....
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Hard Pressed poetry portfolio No. 2, edited by Doug Blazek, Jane Conant-Bissell, C.B. Davis, Ray Hadley, Elaine Jennings, and Martha Ann Whitmore and published by Ellen Rosser aka Ellen’s Old Alchemical Press. All broadsides are typeset and hand printed or letterpressed. Poetry by Robert Bly, Marge Piercy, Gary Snyder, Gregory Orr, John Haines, Kathleen Fraser, Russell Edson, Elaine Jennings and others. At least seven issues of Hard Pressed were published between 1975 and 1986. Hard Pressed Nos. 3 and 5 are also available on our website.

Condition: Very Good, interior.....
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A scarce issue of the influential 1960s magazine of British avant-garde writing and poetry. With contributions from Alain Arias-Misson, Gerry Gilbert, Josef Hirsal, Anselm Hollo, Paul Matthews, Edwin Morgan, John Newlove, Brian Patten, John J. Sharkey and Gael Turnbull. With reviews and a roundup of publications received.

Condition: Good, some wrinkling and toning to pages; light soiling to covers; pages 13-16 detached from staples; now in a custom-made protective mylar jacket.
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Lloyd Reynolds developed the Weathergram as a way for his students to make small, beautiful things and as a way to share their calligraphy. A Weathergram is a piece of kraft paper with a short verse (also known as a Weathergram) written in italic calligraphy. The Weathergram is hung outdoors in trees. Sometimes the first letter was written in vermillion (red) and/or with a larger pen for emphasis. In his introduction, Reynolds states: "The Weathergram is a very short poem of about ten words - or less" and "The weathergram.....
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With several photographs interspersed with the text. Pages are uncut. Text is in French. Out of print.

Condition: Very Good, light edgewear and very faint soiling to cover.
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