Various (Safransky, Sy (Editor); Campbell, Elizabeth Rose; Fisher, Steve; Gravestock, Linne; Snyder, Gary et al.)

The Sun: A Magazine of Ideas, Issue No. 60 (October 1980)

Chapel Hill, NC: The Sun, 1980. First Edition. “I see a vision of a great rucksack revolution thousands or even millions of young Americans wandering around with rucksacks, going up to mountains to pray, making children laugh and old men glad, making young girls happy and old girls happier, all of 'em Zen Lunatics who go about writing poems that happen to appear in their heads for no reason and also by being kind and also by strange unexpected acts keep giving visions of eternal freedom to everybody and to all living creatures.” Gary Snyder. Offered today is a truly rare and interesting collectible, The Sun: Issue 60, October 1980. The Sun is an independent literary magazine that for more than fifty years has used words and photographs to evoke the splendor and heartache of being human. From its idealistic, unlikely inception in 1974 to its current incarnation as a nonprofit magazine with more than 60,000 print and digital subscribers, The Sun has attempted to marry the personal and political; to challenge the status quo and reveal injustice; to honor courageous and honest writing; and to touch the mystery of our humanity. This number edited by Sy Safransky, The Sun: Issue 60, October 1980, is a particularly unique and literarily impactful issue of the legendary magazine. Featuring the likes of: Elizabeth Rose Campbell (1952-2004) who contributes a beautifully composed book review titled “No Enemies, Except Ourselves” on Notes of a Feminist Therapist by Elizabeth Friar Williams; Photography and cartoons from Steven Fisher; the incredibly erudite and pensive essay “Iowa Diary” by Linne Gravestock; a smattering of gorgeous expressionist poems about spirituality and nature by Roger Sauls; and a collection of excerpts from the (at the time) newly released The Real Work: Interviews & Talks 1964-1979 by Gary Snyder (b. 1930), the canonical poet & environmentalist of the Beat Generation & San Francisco Renaissance who is still with us & active as of this writing at age 94. Overall The Sun: Issue 60, October 1980 is an incredible volume that every fan of literature, literary mags, Gary Snyder, or radical writing should have on their shelves! From the collection of Thomas Rain Crowe, scholar, writer, and member of the Baby Beat Generation. For more information on the Thomas Rain Crowe archive (assembled & curated by Third Mind Books), see our book Starting From San Francisco: Thomas Rain Crowe in Conversation with Third Mind Books (item #3071) & the catalog for the Crowe archive (see item #1010), which contains several excerpts and quotations from the book as well as a full listing of the archive’s contents, which are now being offered for sale individually on the Third Mind Books site. Magazine-format journal in wrappers. First & only printing. In very fine condition with only minor wear to fine edges, and slight smudging/sun-toning to front and back covers. Very Fine. [Item #7421]

Price: $35.00