Various (De Loach, Allen (Editor); Weissner, Carl (Editor); Ginsberg, Allen; Gysin, Brion et al.)

Intrepid No. 10 (Special Issue: Poetry of India, 1968)

Buffalo, NY: Intrepid Press, 1968. First Printing. Stapled Sheets. (Morgan C359, p. 244). “calcutta road map on cover is meant to show where it/s [sic] at — calcutta is the center of new creative activity in india today — due to the energetic efforts & achievements of bengal’s Hungry Generation poets — (most of them have already been presented to american readers, with other samples of their work, by allen ginsberg in City Lights Journal and dick bakken in his Salted Feathers special issue) — who, in those few years since ’61 or ’62, have established themselves as the largest & most remarkable avantgarde element in the country” (Carl Weissner [1940-2012], pp. 1-2). The vintage tenth issue of the literary journal edited & published by Allen De Loach (1939-2002), the American author, editor & publisher who was very active in the Beat Generation-morphing-into-Hippie counterculture as an important participant in the 1960s mimeograph revolution- Lower East Side NYC literary scene. As the above-quoted excerpt makes clear, this issue of Intrepid Magazine showcases work by the “Hungry Generation” — an avant-garde literary & cultural movement featuring Bengali language poets whose work was notable for its insurgent postcoloniality & the advocacy of a “counter-discourse” [in poetics as well as politics], which pulses throughout the Hungryalist canon. They took their name from a line by Chaucer (“In Sowre Hungry Tyme”), and were additionally influenced by a source familiar to Burroughsians: Oswald Spengler (1880-1936). One notable point of philosophical emphasis the Hungryalists lifted from Spengler was the notion that cultural evolution and cultural progression were not necessary for philosophical inspiration. All told, this issue of Intrepid Magazine is a great resource for understanding the relation that Hungryalists had to the Mimeograph Revolution in America; and deepens our understanding of the reception of their works. Also in this issue are contributions of poetry by Allen Ginsberg (1926-1997), who, here as elsewhere, serves as the Beat Generation’s primary ambassador and de facto emergency contact. Allen is additionally featured with excepts from his “Calcutta Journal.” Of further interest to Beat readers is the fact that this issue of Intrepid was guest-edited by the German translator, author, and noted Burroughsian, Carl Weissner, who furnished the introduction from which we quoted, and the front cover art was provided by Brion Gysin. A classic De Loach-Intrepid collectible in its singularly rarest contemporary form. From the collection of Albert Glover (1942-2026), the acclaimed American poet, editor, publisher & academician who was the foremost remaining authority on Charles Olson (1910-1970), the Great Black Mountain-&-Beyond Poet's Poet who is our favorite Maximus Obscurantist. Glover passed away during February of 2026, & we extend our heartfelt condolences to his family. Glover was a student of & anointed by the Maximus Master himself at SUNY Buffalo during the 1960s, & had carried the Olsonian Torch ever since as editor & publisher. Mimeographed literary magazine in side-stapled sheets (including covers): a First Printing of the sought-after tenth issue of Intrepid Magazine. In strong near fine condition with only mild-to-moderate shelf-wear, spotting, foxing, some light bumping, & select exhibits of generally mild bump-creasing to fine-edges & corners of front, back covers & spine-edge; mild-to-enunciated age-toning, rubbing, & the occasional use & age-based artifact, mostly similar in scope & expression to those listed above, present variously throughout; otherwise, clean. Near Fine. [Item #8805]

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