Various (Spicer, David (Editor); Bukowski, Charles; Ignatow, David; Wakoski, Diane et al.)

Raccoon No. 30/31 (September 1991)

Memphis, TN: Ion Books, 1991. First Edition. Softcover. “Weary and warped and wanton / well, now that we must almost be willing to / die / in order to / copulate / as / the nuclear fog sweeps about / us / the lives of our world and our way / have changed more rapidly / in decades / than they have / in centuries / yet / we haggle ourselves to / sleep / we are stuck in old / habits / we are dulled / in cheap practices / our flag / of petty anger / unfurls / we are weary and / warped and wanton. / Humanity is one long / intestine – / the longest – / shitting it away / as per custom: / so sad, the waste, / so mad: / billions of / lives: stinking / History.”—Charles Bukowski, “Untitled Poem,” pg. 28. This weighty issue of Raccoon, the literary journal edited by poet David Spicer, clocks in at over 250 pages and features dozens of writers for the journal’s 1991 double issue. Notable contributions include: two untitled poems by Charles Bukowski (1920-1994), the great American cult favorite poet-denizen of the dive bar & the racetrack–with points in Debritto, B1567, pg. 375; the poem “Morning Star,” by Beat poetess Diane Wakoski (b. 1937); “Toward the End of the Millennium,” by Jay Meek (1937-2007); “When the Minutes Have Met,” by Christina Zawadiwsky, Ukrainian-American, born in New York City, has a degree in Fine Arts, and is a poet, artist, journalist and TV producer; “American Prizefighter: A Review” by Gerald Early (b. 1952) American essayist and American culture critic; “Outlaw” by Sharon Doubiago (b. 1941); “Two Poems,” and “After Re-Reading Moby Dick” by J. P. White; and “Elegy For Cold Trains” by Mircea Dinescu (b. 1950) Romanian poet, journalist, editor, and political commentator, among many other great contributions! Trade format softcover in unclipped dust jacket. First & presumably only printing. Book in very fine condition with only minor wear to fine edges. Dust jacket in very fine condition with minor wear to fine edges and light smudging/scratching to front and back covers. Very Fine / Very Fine. [Item #8789]

Price: $35.00