Various (Bly, Robert (Editor); Blackburn, Paul; Cortazar, Julio; Montale, Eugenio; Neruda, Pablo; Snyder, Gary; Wright, James et al.)

The Sixties No. 6 (Spring 1962)

Madison, MN: The Sixties Press, 1962. First Printing. Softcover. This vintage number of the literary journal edited & with contributions by the acclaimed American poet Robert Bly (1926-2021) features an extensive critical essay on the poetry of Gary Snyder (b. 1930), the canonical primary poet & environmentalist of the Beat Generation/ San Francisco Renaissance-&-Beyond (still active & with us at age 95 as of this writing) by James Wright (1927-1980), the esteemed poet of the Deep Image school who was a close friend & colleague of Bly. The essay is credited to "Crunk" (a pseudonym used in many of these issues) per McNeil, G169, pg. 209. (pgs. 25-42) Also in this issue: A translation of a mini-story by Julio Cortazar from Spanish into English by the great Black Mountain-&-Beyond poet's-poet Paul Blackburn (1926-1971); poems by Eugenio Montale & Pablo Neruda translated by Bly; a special section of "Some Parodies and Satires" which in-jokingly winks at various contemporary authors & styles; & much more. With notes on contributors, critical quotes of venerable poets at inner front cover, etc. Trade-format softcover in sewn binding, presumed first-&-only printing. From the collection of Laurence Goldstein (1943-2023), a renowned poet, film critic, editor & academician here at the University of Michigan. A rich & rewarding (albeit a little clubby...) literary collectible in its singularly rarest original form, of particular interest to the Snyder scholar-completist, with distinguished provenance. In relatively quite fine-to-very-fine condition with mild rubbing, age-toning, fading, faint scratching & occasional spotting to front, back covers & spine; a touch of wear & a few tiny bumps, creases at/from edges & corners of same; some vertical wrinkling/mild creasing at spine that appears likely as issued; light rubbing, age-toning & occasional faint scratching to edges of text block. Interior fine-to-very-fine with light age-toning to inner covers & page leaves (chiefly at blank margins/edges); tiny bumps, faint creases at esp. upper corners of leaves. Fine-Very Fine. [Item #7777]

Price: $40.00