The first books of David Henderson and Mary Korte : a research /
"In 1967, the first books of two poets were published by small presses on opposite coasts of the USA: David Henderson's Felix of the Silent Forest and Mary Norbert Korte's Hymn to the Gentle Sun. In this essay, poet, scholar, educator, and publisher Iris Cushing looks at the context o...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Brooklyn, NY :
Ugly Duckling Presse,
2020
Brooklyn, New York : 2020 |
| Edition: | First Edition; first Printing |
| Series: | 2020 Pamphlet Series (Brooklyn, NY)
Woodberry Poetry Room Blue Star collection of books and manuscripts |
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| Summary: | "In 1967, the first books of two poets were published by small presses on opposite coasts of the USA: David Henderson's Felix of the Silent Forest and Mary Norbert Korte's Hymn to the Gentle Sun. In this essay, poet, scholar, educator, and publisher Iris Cushing looks at the context of these supposedly "minor" poets, and through research and conversation with Korte, Henderson, and Diane di Prima, reconstructs the role of small presses in the countercultural resistance of the late 1960s." - back cover "In 1967, the first books of two poets were published by small presses on opposite coasts of the USA: David Henderson's Felix of the Silent Forest and Mary Norbert Korte's Hymn to the Gentle Sun. In this essay, poet, scholar, educator, and publisher Iris Cushing looks at the context of these supposedly "minor" poets, and through research and conversation with Korte, Henderson, and Diane di Prima, reconstructs the role of small presses in the countercultural resistance of the late 1960s."--Publisher's website, viewed July 13, 2021 |
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| Item Description: | Edition of 1,000 copies This WorldCat-derived record is shareable under Open Data Commons ODC-BY, with attribution to OCLC "Edition of 1000 copies. Series design by chuck kuan and Sarah Lawson, Typeset by C. Bain and Don't Look Now! Type is New Century Schoolbook. Cover paper and flyleaf from French Paper Co. Printed offset and bound at McNaughton & Gunn. Flyleaf printed letterpress at Ugly Duckling Presse."--Colophon "Part of UDP's 2020 Pamphlet Series"--back matter "[P]art of UDP's 2020 Pamphlet Series"--back matter |
| Physical Description: | 40 pages, 5 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 21 cm |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references |
| ISBN: | 1946433454 9781946433459 |
| Place of Publication: | United States -- New York -- Brooklyn |