Tysh George Editor (4 results)

Condition: Very Good. n.d. [197?] 28 x 21.5cm, pp. 12. Duck egg blue stapled wrappers, blue lettering and decoration to front wrapper. Three b/w photos, a leaf with a b/w illustration (by Nancy Pletos) and three loose printed leaves of poetry by Glen Mannisto and Dennis Teichman (both co-founders of Detroit River Press) laid-in: the illustration and poetry leaves appear to be proofs for Detroit River Press' '48222: A Detroit Book of Poetry' (1980). Faded, toned and lightly soiled, corners a little creased. A very good copy of an early offering from the printing co-operative based in Detroit's Cass Corridor. Cover by Ann Mikolowski. Includes contributions from Ted Berrigan, Gloria Dyc, and Arthur Pfister, amongst others: ' a cross-section of Detroit language activity, plus some guests from outside the community -- not a team of all-stars, just some brothers and sisters here with some instantaneous, simple spoken acts' (Tysh, 'an introduction'). Only one listing on WorldCat.…

Magazine. [28p] 8.5x11 inches, introduction by Sinclair, 11 poems, covers chipped else good mimeographed journal in side-stapled orange pictorial covers. Artists' Workshop Press booklist on rear cover. Title on front cover "Free Poems" handwritten in black marker as usual. Butler's song with the Impressions "For Your Precious Love" is transcribed by Sinclair & Charles Moore.…

Magazine. [28p] 8.5x11 inches, introduction by Sinclair, 11 poems, very good mimeographed journal in side-stapled orange pictorial covers. Artists' Workshop Press booklist on rear cover. Title on front cover "Free Poems" handwritten in black marker as usual. Butler's song with the Impressions "For Your Precious Love" is transcribed by Sinclair & Charles Moore.…

Pamphlet. 50p., 8.5x11 inches, mimeographed in an edition of 500 copies, toning to margins else very good in side stapled pictorial covers with backlist on rear cover. Sinclair was the founder of The White Panthers, an activist in Detroit and editor/publisher of many journals and poetry books out of Artists' Workshop Press. He is also known for managing The MC-5 rock and roll band out of Detroit.…