Various (Sinclair, John; Eichele, Robin; Semark, Jim; Moore, Charles et al.)

Artists' Worksheet No. 6 (March 28, 1965)

Detroit, MI: Detroit Artists' Workshop, 1965. First Printing. Single Sheet. "The Artists' Worksheet is published weekly by the Artists' Workshop Press, 1252 West Forest, Detroit 48201, & is distributed locally & by mailing list. The Worksheet serves as a public “platform” for the works-in-progress, working drafts, & finished work of Detroit poets & writers. Copies can be obtained at the Artists' Workshop, either thru the week or at the Sunday afternoon programs there weekly at 3:00 p.m., free to the community. The Worksheet is offered free to all interested members of the community & hopefully will serve to establish stronger ties between the working writers of the Detroit community. People who receive the Worksheet by mail are requested to make a small donation to cover the cost of postage. Every writer in the area is invited to submit manuscripts in whatever stage of development for publication in the Worksheet. Especially valuable are notes on particular drafts of poems, poetics in general, or particular projects a poet may be working on. See John Sinclair for further details” (from Artists’ Worksheet #6). No. 6 in the series of “Artists’ Worksheets” published by John Sinclair [1941-2024] and Robin Eichele’s [b. 1941] Detroit Artists’ Workshop; among those later compiled and published in 1967 as The Collected Artists’ Worksheet [TMB Item No. 6294]. This issue features an experimental poem (dedicated to Workshop Jazzman, Charles Moore [1941-2014] by noted Artists’ Workshop poet, Jim Semark (b. 1942). A representative collectible from the Mimeograph Revolution. From the collection of Robin Eichele (b. 1941), noted Mimeograph Revolutionary & co-founder (with John Sinclair) of the Detroit Artists’ Workshop. Flyer-announcement on single sheet: the first & only printing of this distinguished rarity from the Mimeograph Revolution. In strong fine condition with only minute-to-moderate shelf-wear, light bumping to fine-edges & corners of sheet on verso & recto sides; & moderate-to-significant age-toning throughout; otherwise, clean. Fine. [Item #8153]

Price: $60.00