Toronto, Ontario, Canada: Underwhich, 1985. Limited First Edition. Stapled Wrappers. “Association lingers in the involuted synapse. / The ape can’t see a triangle from three dots. / It lingers. Fingers waving in the air. / the province of an illiterate primate. / A man stands in the garden of ruins / crab tree prunings littered about / But he had promised never to… / The tree? Ape in its deciduous..... More

Toronto, Ontario, Canada: The Coach House Press, 1967. Limited First Printing. Softcover. "Of all the biographical instances in my/life those contained by the poems herein/ are the ones most worthy of comment... My poems were mostly given, maybe/even dictated to me. I don't want to own/them or their portent/ They are, by their nature, subversive./They are, by their nature, of light." (inside front cover) Victor Coleman (b.1944) was named by..... More

Seattle, WA: Fantagraphics Books, 1993. First Edition, First Printing. Stapled Wrappers. “Nobody did anything outrageous or ugly or interesting, …everybody was nicely dull. We ate, we conversed. At one time a huge blast and roar of fireworks raged across the sky. Nobody looked up. I put the corkscrew to a new bottle of wine. All the animals were hiding.” (Charles Bukowski, “Party,” back cover) You and Your Big Mouth is..... More

New York, NY, USA: Artists & Writers Militia/Black Mask, 1968. First Edition Thus. Single Sheet. “Art matters little to us, we profoundly hope that wars, and colonial insurrection will annihilate this Western civilization whose vermin you defend even in the orient…We assert that we have found treason and whatever else can harm the security of the state more reconcilable with than the sale of large quantities of lard to a...... More

Toronto, Ontario, Canada: COUGH, 2014. First Edition, First Printing. Stapled Wrappers. "Virgo (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): Investments in oil, broadcasting or film could prove profitable if you have some risk capital to spend. Try to see your partner's point of view. Two heads are better than one." (Virgo Horoscope, 9/11/72). COUGH 3, a Toronto, Canada based underground double-sided literary magazine guest-edited by Canadian Brad Shubat (b. 1970), is the third issue..... More

Los Angeles, CA: Poetry/LA, 1985. First Edition. Softcover. “there is a place in the heart that / will never be filled // a space // and even during the / best moments / and / the greatest of / times // we will know it // we will know it / more than / ever // there is a place in the heart that / will never be filled //..... More

San Francisco, CA: Manic D Press, 1992. First Softcover Edition. Softcover. "...We dedicate this anthology to the future, may justice and equality come to all beings. We shall never forget our anger or relinquish our hope for change." (introduction, unpaginated). The Verdict Is In is a 1992 anthology of poetry & prose edited by Kathi Georges & Jennifer Joseph, published by Manic D Press in San Francisco, CA. It documents..... More

Potrero, CA: Gorilla Press, 1988. First Edition, Third Printing. Softcover. "The poets in this collection have been called mavericks not to turn them into members of some new school but rather to emphasize that they share a common resistance to the pervasive style of late 20th century verse, with its debilitating preference for the tepid, mannered and opaque. But if the term also implies that the poets gathered here are..... More

Sussex, England: Peter Riley, 1968. First Printing. Stapled Sheets. Presentation copy signed by editor-publisher Peter Riley for Albert Glover. The second number of the short-lived but influential literary journal edited & published by Peter Riley (b. 1940), the esteemed & prolific British poet, essayist & editor. With three poems from the epic Maximus series by Charles Olson (1910-1970), the Great American Black Mountain-&-Beyond Poet's-Poet who is our favorite Maximus Obscurantist..... More

Ontario, Canada: The Eternal Network, 1976. First Printing. Stapled Wrappers. “The 1975 Canadian Writers Tour has consisted of ten Canadian poets who, sponsored by a Canada Council grant, have given readings in Yellowknife, Inuvik, Hay River and Fort Smith. The tour began late in May and has included to date Al Purdy, Matt Cohen, Victor Coleman, David McFadden, Frank Davey, Daphne Marlatt, George Bowering and Michal Ondaatje. Margaret Atwood and..... More

Frankfurt, Germany: Nova Press, 1978. First Edition. Stapled wrappers. A beautifully designed and illustrated literary magazine published in Germany by Jurgen Ploog and Walter Hartmann. Poets featured include Steve Richmond, Dan Propper, Charles Potts, Claude Pelieu, Charles Plymell, Wanda Coleman, Charles Bukowski, Ronald Koertge, Jack Micheline, and many others. Text in German. In very fine condition with only tiny corner creases. Very Fine. More