Various (Malone, Marvin (Editor); Bukowski, Charles; Locklin, Gerald; Voss, Fred et al.)

Wormwood Review Vol. 29 No. 1 (No. 113, 1989)

Stockton, CA, USA: The Wormwood Review, 1989. Limited First Printing. Stapled Wrappers. “He had begun screaming / broken sentences / at the top of his lungs, / jumping off of the platform in front of his machine / over and over / was his machine ran. / His eyes darted about / as he cringed at the prospect / of his job creeping on and on and on / like Chinese water torture.” (“Occupational Hazard,” Voss, pg. 17) This later number of the legendary literary journal edited by the late Marvin Malone features 18 writers, 8 of which are making their Wormwood Review debut. The featured writer in this issue is Fred Voss (b. 1952), an American poet who writes about blue-collar culture and industrial machinists with a poignancy and humor that is compared to Walt Whitman (see our item #4439). Gerald Locklin (1941-2021) makes his usual appearance, and Charles Bukowski (1920-1994) provides three poems to round out this issue. Chapbook-format journal in stapled wrappers, one of an edition of 700 hand-numbered copies of which this is No. 155/700 as stated at colophon: “The edition of this issue has been limited to 700 numbered copies, the first 70 being signed by Fred Voss. The copy now in your hand is number: 155” (pg. 48). Another rich & scarce issue in this most-collectible series, of particular importance to the Bukowski devotee with its exemplars of Buk's very late works. (Debritto, B1454, pg. 356) In fine-to-very-fine condition with only the tiniest closed tears at the top and bottom of spine edge on back cover and very slight bumping to the corners; interior pristine. Fine-Very Fine. [Item #7152]

Price: $50.00