Various (Friedland, Helen (Editor); Bukowski, Charles; Locklin, Gerald et al.)

Poetry/LA No. 17 (Fall/Winter 1988-1989)

Los Angeles, CA: Poetry/LA, 1988. First Edition. Softcover. “Sensibly adorned in pain / the red fokker sails my brain cells / as my father opens a door in hell / and screams my name / I know that it is time to / adjust to the evermore– / there can be no / reconciliation / and to carp on old wounds is / a rigorous error / as this bottle I tilt / laughs at me. / sensibly adorned in pain / the only dream is the last / dream, / the closing of the lid – / sailing over Brazil / the light in the eye of the / falcon, / the useless anger of the living / lost / forever.”--Charles Bukowski, “The Last Horse Run,” pg. 12. Started in 1980 by New Yorker and co-author of millennial favorite children's book "See You Later Alligator" Helen Friedland (1916-2012), this timeless number of the legendary poetry journal chiefly edited by Friedland features: “The WIldcat Heart,” “Family Tree,” and "The Last Horse Run” (quoted above) by Beat-&-Beyond cult favorite Charles Bukowski (1920-1994)--with all points in Debritto, B1433, pg. 353; “Turtle Voices,” by Carine Topal, the great New York poet; sections from “The Aids Dance” by Rondo Mieczkowski (????-2023); “Ride Me out of Here in a ‘53 Chevy,” “The Sullen Inner Skin of the Rapier,” and “White Insanity at Haddock Camp” by Erik Goetze; “The Shinzuoka-Ken Picnics,” “& The Night Begins with Fingers,” and “At Obachan’s Funeral” by Amy Uyematsu (1947-2023); “Dancing,” “Dreams, Sunlight, Los Angeles,” and “Some Other Shore” by Sumio Matsuda (1929-2011); and “Woman Seated Under Willows,” “Blue Boy,” and “In the Eye of the Extinct Condor” by Gerald Locklin (1941-2021) among many other great contributions! With acknowledgments, contemporary ads, and writer descriptions. See also Item No.s 7693, 7694, 7696 et al. for more issues. Trade-Format Softcover Journal: First edition & presumably only printing. A very significant issue in this always most collectible series, of particular interest to the Bukowski devotee/completist. In relatively very fine condition with only minor wear to fine edges, and very minor smudging/scratching to front, back covers & spine. Very Fine. [Item #8637]

Price: $25.00