Revere, Michael

What Co$t Freedom?

ISBN: 188319721X
Cullowhee, NC: New Native Press, 2007. First Edition. Stapled Wrappers in Attached Over-Wraps. Signed by publisher Thomas Rain Crowe. "With What Co$t Freedom?, Michael Revere has unleashed a poem that can only be described as a modern-day Book of Revelations. A "Howl" for our times, it is at once spiritual and secular, capturing both the sacred and the profane. Hip and holy, Hop and horror, it is a cautionary tome that is, if nothing else, a wake-up call for humanity during these fore-boding (sic) times when the appeal of laissez-faire capitalism seems to be stronger than common sense, stronger than survival." (Thomas Rain Crowe, back cover) A radical epic poem by Michael Revere, an American Vietnam War-era veteran, poet, musician & activist. The Second Gulf War in Iraq is the main target (so to speak) of this Jeremiad against profiteering & destruction. Following the poem is a sobering list of "Iraq War Results & Statistics as of May 2 2007." An attractive chapbook production in stapled wrappers with illustrated attached over-wraps with flaps, first edition, first printing as stated & indicated by number sequence on copyright page. A part of publisher New Native Press's Stewardship Series as listed on front flap. NNP is the imprint of 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). Crowe & Revere are long-standing friends & colleagues with a mutual deep connection to North Carolina (see Appalachian Roots, Item No. 3558). On the copyright page, next to reference to himself & NNP, Crowe has hand-written his signature in bold blue ink. A strong, heartfelt Revere rarity with significant association & provenance. In fine condition with mild rubbing to front, back covers & spine of over-wraps; mild-to-moderate wear & some small-to-tiny bumps at edges & corners of same & flaps. Interior very fine, virtually mint. Fine. [Item #4163]

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