Umo Shoji (3 results)

Stappled Wrappers. Condition: Near Fine. Eve Elloree [ Cover ] (illustrator). 1st Edition. A near fine copy of this issue. The text is wholly unmarked, pristine, and the binding is bright and fresh in appearance, with no rust at the two saddle staples. Slight abrasion to front cover spine seam at the crown. 31 pp. Contents include: "editorial" by Ann Reid; poems by Kirby, Phoenice . through Hard; "Some Historical Incidents" by Starr; "Tangents: News & Views" by MacIntire; "The Echo of a Voice: A Story" by Umo; "Mattachine Society Convention, " by Russell; "Letters to the Editor.".

Magazine. 32p., including covers, 5.5x8.5 inches, ink date on cover else very good digest size magazine in stapled pictorial wraps. Fall fund-drive letter laid-in. Cover story "Poems of Other Love" with photo of Alden Kirby, Umo's "The Echo of a Voice". Special focus on gay and lesbian poetry. Also a report on The Mattachine Society Convention. One, Inc., which took its name from Thomas Carlyle's statement that "A mystic bond of brotherhood makes all men one," was founded in LA in 1952 as a homophile organization with connections to the Mattachine Society. As the first pro-gay journal of its kind, it serves as an important source for pre-Stonewall homophile studies. In 1954 the US Post Office declared it obscene, leading to a four-year legal battle (chronicled in its pages) that concluded with a favorable decision as part of Roth vs. United States. Aside from its articles covering topics ranging from the Beatniks and Gay marriage to homosexuality and national security, One Magazine also featured poetry and short fiction by numerous prominent authors.

Magazine. 32p., including covers, 5.5x8.5 inches, very good digest size magazine in stapled pictorial wraps. Cover story "Poems of Other Love" with photo of Alden Kirby, Umo's "The Echo of a Voice". Special focus on gay and lesbian poetry. Also a report on The Mattachine Society Convention. One, Inc., which took its name from Thomas Carlyle's statement that "A mystic bond of brotherhood makes all men one," was founded in LA in 1952 as a homophile organization with connections to the Mattachine Society. As the first pro-gay journal of its kind, it serves as an important source for pre-Stonewall homophile studies. In 1954 the US Post Office declared it obscene, leading to a four-year legal battle (chronicled in its pages) that concluded with a favorable decision as part of Roth vs. United States. Aside from its articles covering topics ranging from the Beatniks and Gay marriage to homosexuality and national security, One Magazine also featured poetry and short fiction by numerous prominent authors.