Crowe, Thomas Rain

The Thomas Rain Crowe Broadside Collection (Part II)

Cullowhee, NC; San Diego, CA; n/p: New Native Press; n/p, 1994; 2001; 2005; 2015; n/d. First Printings. Single Sheets; Miniature Chapbooks. Five broadsides signed by Thomas Rain Crowe. We present the second of a projected three bundled offerings of rare broadsides (this part including several miniature chapbooks) by Thomas Rain Crowe, the acclaimed poet & publisher who was at the center of the Baby Beat Generation/ Second San Francisco Renaissance during the 1970s (see our book, Starting From San Francisco, Item No. 3071, Deluxe Edition No. 3075): (1) "Overpopulation" (appx. 10&1/4" x 15&1/2" unfolded; 5&1/3" x 7&3/4" folded) with the title poem (in the form of a manifesto of statements) on one side; front & back covers, illustration on the other; folded into four panels/ eight sides. A 1994 production of Crowe's New Native Press imprint. Below his printed name on front cover panel (folded), Crowe has hand-written his signature. (2) "Overpopulation" (appx. 8&1/2" x 11" unfolded; 4&1/4" x 5&1/3" folded), a later alternative version of the same poem as (1) on two sides, folded into four panels/ eight sides to form front & back covers, a 2001 NNP production. Below the end of the poem & above his printed name, Crowe has hand-written his signature. (3) "The Thief of Words" (small chapbook in stapled wrappers) with the title poem, no publisher or date noted but likely a NNP production from circa 2001. On the final page below a short biography, Crowe has hand-written his signature. (4) "I Wash Your Dishes America" (same dimensions & foldings as (2) above) with the title poem (one of Crowe's most well-known & popular works) on two sides, folded to form front & back covers, a 2001 NNP production. On the front cover, below his printed name, Crowe has hand-written his signature. (5) "I Wash Your Dishes America," miniature chapbook, later alternative version of (4), a 2015 co-production of NNP & Poems-For-All. (6) "The Saw Mill Shack: For John Edwards Lane" (appx. 8&1/2" x 11") with the title poem, not folded & with printing on recto only, with date of December 2001 but no reference to publisher, again almost certainly NNP. Dedicatee Lane, a friend & colleague of Crowe, is a poet who has been published by NNP. (7) An identical second copy of (6). (8) "The Idiot's Wind" (same dimensions & foldings as (2,4) above) with the title poem on two sides, folded to form front & back covers, a 2005 NNP production. Described as "A long haiku," the poem is dedicated to the singer-songwriter Steve Earle & preceded by a quote from the Bob Dylan song "Idiot Wind." On the front cover, below his printed name, Crowe has hand-written his signature. Six broadsides & two chapbooks by Crowe in one offering, all very rare & desirable & in very fine condition with only a few tiny bumps & short, faint creases at some edges & corners, esp. (8). Very Fine. [Item #4100]

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