Franco Beltramelli (2 results)

In-8° (cm 23 x 24,5), legatura editoriale in brossura illustrata, pp. 142(2). Le prime venticinque pagine di testi inversi di Franco Beltrametti - con traduzioni in francese, tedesco, inglese. Pubblicato in occasione del 'IX Rencontres Internationales de Poésie Contemporaine', tenutosi a Tarascon, in Francia. Da p. 29 alla fine fotografie in nero di Antonio Ria - a piena pagina o mezza pagina - che ritraggono i poeti e gli artisti partecipanti, spesso durante le loro performance; tra di essi Ginsberg, Villa, Beltramelli, Kagumi, Ferrer, Hidalgo, Hendricks, Pimenta, Giorno, Graffi, Sanguineti, Niccolai, Costa, Pagliarani, Balestrini, Giuliani, Métail, Pettet, Ashbery, Nam June Paik, Vangelisti, d'Agostino, Rosselli, Koller, Blaine, Cage, La MonteYoung, di Maggio, Vostell, Corner, Raworth, Waldrop, Bernstein, Cahen, Papp, De Berardinis, Buccino, Labelle-Rojoux, Magli, Lebel, Hubaut, Spatola, Lacy, Xerra, e altri. Al frontespizio dedica autografa firmata (Antonio) dell'Autore. Ottimo esemplare. …

First Edition. Complete run, nos. 1-27 in 19 parts, of the important '70s California poetry review. Each issue approximately 11.5 x 17", unbound tabloid sheets. Near Fine, folded horizontally. a few minor tears and scuffs. Nos. 23-25 (a single part) has a review slip stapled to one page. Samples of Red Hill Press work present in nos. 16/17. This poetry magazine began with a socialist slant and proceeded to chronicle avant garde currents of the mimeo poets and international surrealists in translation, with many contributions by the then-"king of the little magazines" Charles Bukowski, with ten of his poems in the debut issue alone, and appearances in issues 2, 3, 4, 7, & 8. The sixth issue is noteworthy as well, an anthology of works by Antonin Artaud translated by North Beach poet Jack Hirschman. The cover quote from Artaud sets the mood: "Love is a tree that is always high." Yeah, man. Far out.…