San Francisco, CA: Oracle Co-operative Publishing Co., 1967. First Printing. Loose Folded Sheets. This vintage issue of the legendary newspaper-format underground literary & cultural journal from the very center-peak of the 1960s psychedelic phenomenon, edited by the American poet Allen Cohen (1940-2004), features "Academy 23: A Deconditioning" by William S. Burroughs- Founding Father of the Beat Generation-&-Beyond & the very Patron-Icon of our enterprise. This classic WSB Jeremiad denouncing the..... More

San Francisco, CA: Diane di Prima/LeRoi Jones, 1967. First Printing. Stapled Sheets. "night rides | through forest & jungle | where to go | doesn't really matter" (opening stanza, "The A Train," Allen De Loach). Offered today is The Floating Bear: A Newsletter No. 33, published & edited by Diane di Prima (1934-2020, the most primary figure among the sparse female members of the original Beat Generation) with guest editor..... More

New York, NY: Hanging loose Press, 1993. First Printing. Softcover. This number of the literary & art journal features two poems, "Sick Room" & "Word Up," by Janine Pommy Vega (1942-2010), an important poet associated with the Beat Generation. Also contributions by Bruce Andrews (untitled poem); Joanna Fuhrmann (three poems including "The Assassin of Light"); Detroit resident Jim Gustafson (the poem "Language and Humility"); Anselm Hollo (the poem "Blue Ceiling"..... More

Cherry Valley, NY: Cherry Valley Editions, 1974. Limited First Edition. Stapled Wrappers. This second number of the literary anthology published by Charles & Pamela Beach Plymell's Cherry Valley Editions features a stark, untitled poem (first lines: "YOU CAN'T/REMEMBER/WHERE/YOU ARE") by John Giorno, a key artist, poet & publisher associated with William S. Burroughs & Andy Warhol. Also six poems including "Weeping Sitting on a Cloud: To Allen Ginsberg" & "Kali..... More