New York, NY, USA: New Directions, 1985. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. "The snow will never be | so perfect again, blue in the dusk, | his weariness lit by candles in windows: not the slave's | heavy footfall here in Boston, on the way to Tremont Temple, | where messengers line up, | hand touching hand, Lincoln's pulse | already entering a telegrapher's wrist..." ("Frederick Douglass Waiting for News..... More

New York, NY: Giorno Poetry Systems, 1979. First Edition. LP. The now-classic LP by William S. Burroughs (1914-1997), our patron saint-demon and the Founder’s Founder of the Beat Generation-&-Beyond, John Giorno (1936-2019); and Laurie Anderson (b. 1947). In 1981, Giorno Poetry Systems — the epochal, multimedia publishing enterprise of noted New York poet & artist, John Giorno — released You’re the Guy I Want to Share My Money With, a...... More

New York, NY, USA: Holt, Rinehart and Winston, 1966. First Softcover Edition. Softcover. "These decibels/ Are a kind of flagellation, an entity of sound/ Into which being enters, and is apart./ Their colors on a warm February day/ Make for masses of inertia, and hips/ Prod out of the violent-seeming into a new kind/ Of demand that stumps the absolute because not new/ In the sense of the next one..... More

New york, NY, USA: Random House, 1972. First Edition. Hardcover. "...Dunyazade, kid sister of Scheherazade of The Thousand and One Nights, (has) her own way with words. There is also Perseus, the demigod who slew the Gorgon Medusa, and yet finds himself at forty "sea-leveled, parched and plucked, every grain in my molted sandals raising blisters, and beleaguered by the serpents of my past." And Bellerophon, the hero who tames..... More

Chicago, IL: Chicago University Press, 1987. First Edition. “Paul Breslin’s distinction as a critic of contemporary poetry is that he is willing to say things against, as well as for, the poet he’s writing about. Thus his criticism has a bite, too often absent from more single-minded approaches. The Psycho-Political Muse combines aesthetic and cultural responses in an exhilarating way, helping us think about both the poetry and the age..... More

Bowling Green, OH: Black Book/Ohio Arts Council, 1979. First Edition, First Printing. Signed, inscribed, dated & initialed by John Clarke to Albert Glover. "One of the implied messages of this cycle of sonnets, I think, is that it's time for the rebirth of National Epic...In this regard, John Clarke's sonnets are part of his personal search for the Elevated Tale." (Ed Sanders, pg. vi)."The End of This Side," book 4..... More

Bolinas, CA, USA: Four Seasons Foundation, 1973. First Edition. Signed and inscribed by Robert Creeley to Robin Eichele. Once known primarily for his association with the group called the “Black Mountain Poets,” Robert Creeley (1926-2005) was widely recognized as one of the most important and influential American poets of the 20th century. His poetry is noted for both its concision and emotional power. Offered here today is the 1973 compilation..... More

Huntington Beach, CA, USA: Cahill Publishing, 1995. First Edition. Signed & numbered by John Dunning. John Dunning (1942–2023) was an American writer of non-fiction and detective fiction. Dunning’s dark humor, poetic prose, and erudite nature made him a writer that, even if you werent a fan of the detective genre, was thoroughly enjoyable and compelling to read. Most well-known for his “Cliff Janeway” novels, Dunning’s career extended into reference books..... More

N/P: Robin Eichele, 1965. Original Photograph. Single Sheet. “Ted Nugent is an asshole. He always was." (quote, John Sinclair). An original black & white photographic print (measuring appx. 11" x 8.5" incl. margin) titled "Motorcycle Studies" featuring John Sinclair (1941-2024) the American poet, writer, and political activist from Flint, Michigan and Charles Moore (1951-2024), the American poet, flugelhornist, and doctor of ethnomusicology, with a Triumph Cafe Rider. Together, Sinclair and..... More

Devon, England: Beau Geste Press, 1972. First Edition. Softcover. "Decide on one note that you want to play. | Play it with the following accompaniment: | The woods from 5 a.m. to 8 a.m. | in summer." ("Secret Piece," Yoko Ono, pg. 63). Lithuanian-American artist, art historian & art organizer George Maciunas (1931-1978) coined the name "Fluxus" in 1961, initially as the title of a magazine. It went on to..... More

New York, NY, USA: The Kulchur Foundation, 1970. First Edition. Softcover. "Rebellious/ students/ Rebellious students/ hurled/ firebombs/ hurled firebombs,/ darts/ and rocks/ darts and rocks.// A billowy/ haze/ a billowy haze/ of sweet/ smoke/ of sweet smoke/ rose/ through the purple/ spotlights" ("Balling Buddha," first two stanzas, pg. 7) An early collection of poems by John Giorno (1936-2019), the innovative & influential New York School-&-Beyond multimedia poet/artiste who was, quite..... More

New York, NY, USA: Viking Press, 1974. First Edition. Hardcover. "John Wilmot, Second Earl of Rochester (1647-1680), was the most notorious of the Restoration rakes. He was also a fine lyrical and satirical poet whose work- in Graham Greene's opinion- has been underestimated because it was overshadowed by his life of lechery and drunkenness, wild pranks and practical jokes, and death-bed repentance. At Court, King Charles II suffered but respected..... More

Fayetteville, AR: The University of Arkansas Press, 1988. First Softcover Edition. Softcover. Inscribed, dated & signed to Richard Cupidi by a fellow bookseller. “Those big elms stirring in the summer wind; that little depot platform on Long Island where the rails glinted in the late-morning sun back toward New York; those other discharges waiting quietly there near the gum machines, oddly self-absorbed, quits now with the immense, chaotic event that..... More