Various (Blaser, Robin; Butterick, George F.; Glover, Albert; Olson, Charles; Sanders, Edward; Wieners, John; Wah, Fred; Clarke, John; et al.)

The Magazine of Further Studies No. 5 (1969)

Buffalo, NY: Magazine of Further Studies, 1969. First Edition. Stapled Wrappers. “The oldest one and his sister and brother / were lost and he thought, telling a story / will keep fear away. So he began / the right path is further to your left / where the well is. and he looked / into the water and the water looked / back. now it is certain that water / is a magical substance. it will drink / up all things. and I am told this is / most like love, who stood / near the high way, and because it is / one of the few bare places the world / has ever known, love asked directions. / but the high way ran on. now it is / certain that the high way is a magical / substance. it will lead inside the / shape of things. and I am told this / is most like love, who has an amazing / ability to surprise travellers. love / asked the first hitch-hiker to spend / the night with him a the side of the / high way, but the hitch-hiker is / a magical substance which moves along. / and I am told this is most like love, / who has an amazing ability to pass on. / love, then was quite alone the / next morning, and he stood stock-still / trying to understand, because in the / bright sun, the high way appeared to go / straight on without curves, turn-offs / or junctions into a kind of watery / air. the rule is, walk on the left / side facing traffic if you don’t want / to be killed. this love did / until after a very long time, he / entered the watery air, which, I / remember, is when / they were found.”--Robin Blaser “2nd Tale: Return.” The Institute of Further Studies emerged during the fall of 1965 in Buffalo, NY, when George Butterick (1942-1988), John Clarke (1933-1992), Albert Glover (1942-2026), and Fred Wah (b. 1939) decided to continue their work with Charles Olson (1910-1970) after he had left SUNY-Buffalo and returned to Gloucester, Massachusetts. One result of their efforts was The Magazine of Further Studies, six issues of which appeared between 1965 and 1969. All issues were printed offset from stencils typed on an IBM Selectric typewriter on 8½ x 11 white stock and stapled within heavy paper covers cut from a roll of packing material. An image of some sort was then applied to the front cover. Issue no. 3 featured a patch of raccoon fur cut from an old coat; no. 6 presented one end of a piece of baling twine that led inside, etc. Offered today is the 1969 issue, Magazine of Further Studies No. 5. This issue features, like many other issues, an image affixed to the front cover. This particular image, however, is more bizarre than most of the others. Some sort of gimp-meets-old-diving-suit creature wielding some sort of item in its right hand, with (presumably?) its penis hanging out of its pants, it’s a truly odd illustration. This issue also features the following contributions: “2nd Tale: Return,” a snippet from The Holy Forest by Robin Blaser (1925-2009); “Letter, May 15, 1968” by Fred Wah; “La Barranca del Cobre” by Drummond Hadley (1938-2015); “Insulted” by John Wieners; an untitled piece by George Butterick; “Prophetic Hieroglyphs: World Forecasts" by Albert Glover; “Magic Rites” by Ed Sanders (b. 1939); and an untitled piece by Charles Olson, among many other great contributions. From the collection of Albert Glover, the great American scholar, bibliographer, author & publisher who was the foremost remaining authority on literary giant Charles Olson (our favorite Maximus Obscurantist), with whom we’re honored to have been acquainted. Stapled wrappers. First & presumably only printing. In relatively very fine condition with only minor wear to fine edges, slight staining/discoloration to front and back covers, and slight discoloration due to age-toning throughout interior and exterior. Very Fine. [Item #8915]

Price: $60.00