Berkeley, CA: Myths & Texts Bookstore, Circa 1976. First Printing. Single Sheet. A broadside (11"x17") announcing "a reading in homage to dance and the vajra-solid arts of South India" by Gary Snyder, a primary poet of the Beat Generation & beyond. The event was "a benefit for the Balasaraswati Music & Dance Co. School" & was held on Friday, February 13 at a Junior High School in Berkeley, CA. No..... More
[Item #2410]
Arcata, CA: Humboldt State University, 1978. First Printing. Single Sheet. Signed by poets Gary Snyder, Jim Dodge & Jerry Martien. An oblong broadside (17"x11") announcing "A Reading to Benefit Upriver-Downriver;/A Northern California Regional Newsletter./Tuesday, 10 February at 8pm in the/(Humboldt State University) Van Duzer Theatre.../With the Sponsorship of the HSU English Dept" featuring Gary Snyder, a primary poet of the Beat Generation & beyond; as well as acclaimed fellow California..... More
[Item #2405]
New York, NY: Samuel Charters, Undated (1960s). Limited Edition. 8 1/4" x 18" Broadside. One of 100 copies (no numbering). Mounted on stiff board, in protective shrinkwrap. A broadside featuring a poem by Jack Spicer, a leading figure of the San Francisco Renaissance & the west coast Beat movement. With vivid imagery & vague menace, it is 16th in the Portents series issued by Ann & Samuel Charters. With a...... More
[Item #1681]
Detroit, MI: Swords into Plowshares Peace Center, 1985. First Printing. Single Sheet. A poster (approx. 13&1/2"x22") promoting the Swords into Plowshares Peace Center in Detroit, Michigan. The center still exists as an art gallery at a location on the same street as the church referred to here. With image of a statue depicting a nude figure hammering a sword into a plowshare per the biblical reference/name of this institution; notes..... More
[Item #2688]
San Francisco, CA: North American Ibis Alchemical Co., 1968. First Printing. Single Sheet. A poster (approx. 20&3/4" x 27&5/8") promoting the original 1968 release of the experimental psychedelic film by "Humble" Ben Van Meter. According to Van Meter's introduction to his website, he was active in San Francisco "...during the legendary sixties as a creator of underground, experimental art films and lightshows which he and other artists put on at..... More
[Item #2843]
Mt. Horeb, WI: The Perishable Press, 1969. First Printing. Single Sheet. Signed by Diane Wakoski. A broadside-prospectus (approx. 4&1/8"x10&3/4") announcing the publication of the title poem by Diane Wakoski, the venerable, prolific poet who has long resided in Michigan. With reproduction of a vintage diagram "...of the piano's internal workings" as noted in the colophon information. The book promoted here is a limited edition of 250 copies published by Walter..... More
[Item #2416]
San Francisco, CA: The Tenth Muse, 1970. First Printing. Single Sheet. A broadside (11&1/4"x15&1/4") with the short, evocative title poem by Diane Wakoski, the acclaimed poet who has long resided in Michigan. With a photograph by Betty Berenson above the poem. A beautiful production, & a desirable Wakoski rarity. In very fine condition with only a very small bump-crease at lower right corner; vertical line of tiny print spots along..... More
[Item #2417]
Los Angeles, CA: Black Sparrow Press, 1973. First Printing. Single Sheet. Signed by Diane Wakoski. A broadside-prospectus (10"x14") announcing the publication of a volume of three parts of the epic title poem by Diane Wakoski, the acclaimed, prolific poet who has long resided in Michigan. Featuring a portion of one of the parts, issued as Broadside/Flyer No. 6 by the venerable Black Sparrow Press. The Press published the book being..... More
[Item #2424]
Mt. Horeb, WI: The Perishable Press, 1974. First Printing. Single Sheet. Signed by Diane Wakoski. A broadside-prospectus (6&1/2"x13&1/4") announcing the publication of the title volume of "six poems/one fable...with eleven illustrations by Ellen Lanyon" by Diane Wakoski, the venerable, prolific poet who has long resided in Michigan. With illustration of a camel being ridden on & with birds & a snake, presumably by Lanyon. The book promoted here is a...... More
[Item #2423]
New York, NY: Guggenheim Museum/The Academy of American Poets, Circa 1976. First Printing. Single Sheet. A poster (17&1/2"x22&1/2") announcing a poetry reading at the Guggenheim Museum in NYC on Tuesday, January 6 of an unmentioned year which we are fairly certain was 1976. Featured at this reading were Marvin Bell, the acclaimed poet who served as the first Poet Laureate of the State of Iowa; & Diane Wakoski, the venerable..... More
[Item #2504]
Mt. Horeb, WI: The Perishable Press Limited, 1981. First Printing. Single Sheet. Signed by Diane Wakoski. A broadside-prospectus (approx. 11&7/8"x5&1/4") announcing the publication of the title volume of "9 poems about food & eating..." by Diane Wakoski, the venerable, prolific poet who has long resided in Michigan; with "12 wonderful illustrations to go along by Ellen Lanyon." One of Lanyon's exquisite illustrations is reproduced. As noted, "Of this book there..... More
[Item #2435]
Minneapolis, MN: Walker Art Center, Circa 1981. First Printing. Single Sheet. A broadside (5&1/2"x17") announcing readings, lectures & discussions by Thomas McGrath (1916-1990), the acclaimed poet, novelist & documentary screenwriter; & noted, prolific poet Diane Wakoski, a long-time Michigan resident. The events took place at the Walker Art Center in Minneapolis during February of (we are almost certain, though no year is mentioned) 1981. With photographs, brief biographies & event..... More
[Item #2430]
Venice, CA: Beyond Baroque Literary/Arts Center, 1984. First Printing. Single Sheet. A poster (11"x17") announcing & setting forth the complete schedule for Beyond Baroque Literary/Arts Center's series of readings which took place at Old Venice City Hall in Venice, California during February-April of 1984. Among the significant literary figures who participated in this event were Diane Wakoski, the acclaimed & prolific poet who has long resided in Michigan; Edward Field..... More
[Item #2686]
Riverside, CA: University of California, Riverside, Circa 1984. First Printing. Single Sheet. A poster announcing & setting forth the schedule for the 7th Annual Writers Week at UC Riverside, a series of readings, performances & other happenings held at the University of California at Riverside during February of (we believe) 1984. Among the literary figures who participated in this event were the best-selling mystery novelist Tony Hillerman (1925-2008); blockbuster author..... More
[Item #2687]
Valencia, CA: California Institute of the Arts, 1984. First Printing. Single Sheet. A broadside-poster (10"x14") announcing a poetry reading by Diane Wakoski, the acclaimed, prolific poet who has long resided in Michigan. The event being promoted took place at the California Institute of the Arts in Valencia, as part of its Division of Critical Studies' Poetry Today Series, during February 29 (a leap year, apparently), 1984. With black background, white..... More
[Item #2436]
Ann Arbor, MI: Shaman Drum Bookshop, 1986. Limited First Edition. Single Sheet. Signed by Diane Wakoski. A broadside (11"x17") with the title poem by Diane Wakoski, the acclaimed, prolific poet who has long resided in Michigan. As noted at lower margin, "This Broadside was printed in an edition of 100 copies on the occasion of a party to celebrate the publication of The Rings of Saturn..." The poetry collection being..... More
[Item #2443]
San Francisco, CA: Intersection, Circa 1986. First Printing. Single Sheet. An oblong broadside (8&5/8"x14") announcing a reading by Diane Wakoski, the venerable, prolific poet who has long resided in Michigan; along with Robert Peters (1924-2014), the acclaimed poet, critic & educator. The event took place at a venue in San Francisco, there is no reference to the year but our research indicates 1980 or more likely 1986. With a photograph..... More
[Item #2442]
Gresham, OR: Mt. Hood Community College, 1989. First Printing. Single Sheet. A broadside-poster (11"x17") announcing a poetry reading by Diane Wakoski, the venerable & prolific poet who has long resided in Michigan. The event took place at the Visual Arts Center Theatre of Mt. Hood Community College in Gresham, Oregon during October of (we believe most likely from our research) 1989, & was part of the College's Mountain Writers Series..... More
[Item #2449]
Gresham, OR: Mt. Hood Community College, 1989. First Printing. Single Sheet. A broadside-poster (17&1/2"x11&1/2") announcing the Mountain Writers Series of readings & events at Mt. Hood Community College in Gresham, Oregon during October-December 1989. Diane Wakoski, the venerable & prolific poet who has long resided in Michigan, presented a reading, lecture & workshop on three successive dates as a poetry residency. Also noted are single readings by poets August Kleinzahler..... More
[Item #2454]
St. Paul, MN: The College of St. Catherine's, Circa 1990. First Printing. Single Sheet. A broadside (11"x14") announcing a poetry reading by Diane Wakoski, the acclaimed & prolific poet who has long resided in Michigan. The event took place at The College of St. Catherine in St. Paul during April of (we believe most likely from our research) 1990. With excerpts from two poems, "The Pink Dress" & "Love Letter..... More
[Item #2448]
London, England: The Poetry Society, The British Library et al. 1990. First Printing. Single Sheet. A broadside (11"x24") with the title poem by Diane Wakoski, the acclaimed & prolific poet who has long resided in Michigan. Reprinted (we believe in 1990, though no date is noted) from her 1978 collection, The Man Who Shook Hands. Part of a series entitled "Poems on the Underground" that was apparently displayed on London..... More
[Item #2429]
New York, NY: Angel Hair Books, 1969. Limited First Edition. Stapled Sheets. Inscribed, Signed & dated by Anne Waldman. An early work of Anne Waldman, a major poet of the Beat Generation/New York School & beyond. Published by Angel Hair Books, co-founded by Waldman & Lewis Warsh, this is a collection of poems indeed relating to the day-to-day life & musings of the bohemian young poet & her contemporaries during..... More
[Item #2294]
New York, NY: Privately Printed, 1971. Limited First Edition. Single Folded Sheet. Signed by Anne Waldman & illustrator George Schneeman. A folded sheet-pamphlet with the title poem by Anne Waldman, a primary poet of the later Beat Generation, New York School & beyond, on the second inner page. With illustration on front cover page by noted artist George Schneeman (1934-2009). As noted on colophon information near bottom of rear page..... More
[Item #2302]
San Francisco, CA: Arif Press, Circa 1973. First Printing. Single Sheet. Hand-inscribed, signed & dated by Anne Waldman. A broadside (10"x11&1/2") with the short, evocative title poem by Anne Waldman, a primary poet of the later Beat Generation, the New York School & beyond- still going very strong at (almost) age 71 as this writer witnessed at her reading in Ann Arbor & at the European Beat Studies Network Conference..... More
[Item #2468]
West Branch, IA: The Toothpaste Press, 1983. Limited First Edition. Single Sheet. Signed by Anne Waldman. A broadside (5&7/8"x10&1/4") with the title poem by Anne Waldman, among the primary poets of the later Beat Generation, the New York School & beyond. As stated in the colophon below the poem & Waldman's hand-signature, "From Anne Waldman's forthcoming Toothpaste/Press Book, Make Up on Empty Space, fall 1983./Number 24 of 175 signed copies..... More
[Item #2474]