Nichol, Berrie Philip; (levy, d.a.)

Broadside: grOnk Series 2 No. 3 (November 1968)

Toronto, Ontario, Canada: Ganglia Press, 1968. First Edition, First Printing. Single Sheet. “I do not fear death. I had been dead for billions and billions of years before I was born, and had not suffered the slightest inconvenience from it.”--Mark Twain. Founded by Berrie Philip Nichol (1944-1988), a/k/a, bpNichol, grOnk was a Canadian literary magazine founded in 1967. After the first 8 series of 8 issues each were published, it was Nichol's efforts that maintained the irregular periodical, with guest editors including (but not limited to) Nelson Ball, jwcurry, Steve McCaffery and R. Murray Schafer. An offshoot of Ganglia Press's Ganglia magazine (founded in Toronto, Ontario, in 1965 by Aylward and Nichol), grOnk began with material gathered for Ganglia's sixth issue and became a monthly publication focusing on concrete poetry and "the language revolution" underway in Canada at the time (principally in Toronto and Vancouver), publishing a wide variety of "extralinear" writing from an international cast of contributors anchored in a context of parallel developments in Canadian literature. One of Canada's longest running independent little magazines, grOnk ran for 126 distinct issues in a wide range of book and magazine formats utilizing diverse print technologies such as letterpress, rubberstamp, mimeography, offset and, later, xerography and audiocassette, including many hand-wrought additions. grOnk ceased publication in 1988 with the death of bpNichol, although some numbers have continued to be issued in the grOnk Inadmissible Series by Nicky Drumbolis's Letters and jwcurry's Room 302 Books. Offered today is the broadside grOnk Series 2: Number 3, alternatively titled DEAD. Released in November of 1968, grOnk Series 2: Number 3, came immediately after the death of d.a.levy (1942-1968) by suicide. Minimalist in presentation; featuring two bold capital letters “D.A.” incorporated into the word “DEAD,” the simple design conveys the straightforward, yet devastating news: “D.A. DEAD,” in other words, that d.a. Levy has shuffled off his mortal coil. An incredibly rare and unique offering from the now defunct Canadian literary giant. Single sheet broadside. First & presumably only printing. In relatively fine condition with only minor wear to fine edges, two horizontal creases splitting the broadside into thirds, and slight discoloration due to age. Fine. [Item #7973]

Price: $50.00