New York, NY; London, England; Berkeley & Los Angeles, CA: Jargon/ Corinth Books; Cape Goliard Press; Grossman Publishers/ The Viking Press; University of California Press, 1960-1980. Second Printings; First Softcover Editions. Four Softcovers; One Hardcover. The Maximus Poems are the Magnum Opus of Charles Olson (1910-1970), the great Black Mountain-&-Beyond poet who was, literally & in literature, a towering figure. His deep, wide-sweeping poems, & ideas about poetry, continue to..... More

New York, NY: Grove Press, Inc., 1982. First Edition. Softcover. "This anthology does not seek to deal comprehensively with the full range of recent American poetry, but with that poetry written in America since the Second World War which, by its vitality alone, became the dominant force in the American poetic tradition...they have been called variously by literary critics and observers projectivists, the poetic "underground," the New York School, the... More

Coventry, England: Beat Scene Press, 2018. First Printing. Stapled Wrappers. This latest number of the indispensable Beat Scene magazine published, edited & with contributions by Kevin Ring in the UK features several important articles relating to the greatest Beat-&-Beyond icon of them all, William S. Burroughs: "William Burroughs and the Auerhahn Press" by Brian Dalton, which focuses on David Haselwood's fabled imprint & its productions of WSB's The Exterminator (1960... More

New York, NY: The Citadel Press, 1964. First Edition. Softcover. "Kerouac's wanderers are more difficult to classify. For one thing, the contemporary tramp or hobo is more likely to be found on the highway than on the railways...furthermore, Kerouac's migrant may be a young man from the middle class who sees life on the road as a form of rebellion against conformity and middle class mores. But...the fact remains that..... More

New York, NY: Dover Publications, Inc., 1960. First Edition Thus. Softcover. "From Edgar Allan Poe in the 1830s to Jack Kerouac and Allen Ginsberg in 1960, American Bohemianism has had a long, colorful, and usually somewhat fantastic history. This is the only complete record of that story- with hoboes, cranks and starving poets as its heroes; suffragettes and artists' models as its heroines; and banquets, suicides, and ferocious literary rivalries... More

Detroit, MI: Mick Vranich, 1989. First Edition. Cassette in Case. An original cassette studio recording of a reading-performance by Mick Vranich (1946-2010), a workingman poet-musician, somewhat in the tradition of Philip Levine, who was devoted to his gritty city of Detroit & died tragically as the result of a work-related injury. With four original poem-songs, two on each side, featuring Vranich on guitar & vocals; Mark Grafe on bass guitar;... More

Port Townsend, WA: Dragon Gate, Inc., 1982. First Softcover Printing. Softcover. Inscribed & signed by John Woods to James Perrizo. "As a poet, John Woods has a number of distinctions: Not only does he have a voice with a uniquely savage cutting-edge, he can range with that voice through the gentlest of sustained lyricism...His only undesirable distinction is his inexplicable critical neglect, one he should soon lose." (from back cover... More

N/P (Bolinas, CA?): Yanagi IV, N/D (Circa 1970s). Limited First Edition. Single Sheet. "Rooves, trees/ ripped clouds' heads tossed at the skyline" (first stanza) A small broadside with excerpt of a poem, "The Book of See," by Michael Wolfe, the acclaimed author, poet, translator & documentarian who is among the foremost American practitioners & scholars of Islam. An exquisite production of the mysterious Yanagi IV Broadside Series, part of an..... More

Farmington Hills, MI: Witness Publishing, Inc., 1988. First Printing. Softcover. This early number of the literary journal in its original Michigan incarnation features contributions by Donald Hall (1928-2018), the great prize-winning poet who at one time was a member of the University of Michigan faculty; & Joyce Carol Oates, the acclaimed, super-prolific novelist. With much more, including a portfolio of disturbing photographs by Danny Lyon that accompany his article on... More

Los Angeles, CA: The Writers' Program, Department of the Arts, UCLA Extension, 1989-1991. First Printings. Softcovers. Issue 2 signed by poet Diane Wakoski at her contribution. The first four numbers of the literary journal published by the prestigious Writers' Program at University of California at Los Angeles (UCLA). Many of the contributors studied at the Program or otherwise as graduate students at the University. Issue 1, Spring-Summer 1989, features an... More

Detroit, MI: 2 X 4 Press, 1983. First Edition. Softcover. Inscribed & signed by Mick Vranich to James Perrizo. "RADNIK PISAR means WORKER WRITER in the Serbian language, and was a name given to me by a cousin, from my Father's side, in Yugoslavia." (Author's note) A volume of poems by Mick Vranich (1946-2010), a Detroit workingman-poet somewhat in the tradition of Philip Levine, who also performed his poetry with... More

Garden City, NY: Doubleday & Company, Inc., 1962. First Edition. Hardcover. "The Village voice was originally conceived as a living, breathing attempt to demolish the notion that one needs to be a professional to accomplish something in a field as purportedly technical as journalism. It was a philosophical position. We wanted to jam the gears of creeping automatism...Those of us who started The Voice had long since been left cold... More

Chicago, IL: Bordighera Incorporated, 1994. First Printing. Softcover. This number of the literary & cultural review of Italian-Americana features the poem "Sicilian Suite" by Diane di Prima, among the foremost female members of the original Beat Generation. Also several poems by Amiri Baraka (formerly LeRoi Jones) in a "Guest Spot" department apparently reserved for non-Italian-Americans, including "Monk's World," a tribute to Jazz giant Thelonious Monk; a tribute to the great... More