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Once upon a time, I met a man who used to own a bookstore. I'm not sure how I met him. Now all I remember is his warm house, filled with books, a shy cat and a wife suffering the ultimate indignity of Alzheimers disease.

The aging bookseller was selling his remaining stock in order to raise money to pay for in-house care, to keep his wife out of a home. I was happy to help.

We became friends and, during that time, he introduced me to the poetry broadside. Many of them are quite beautiful - a marriage of art and literature. Here are some of the best...

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  Author Description Artist
 

Donald Barthelme

Year: ?

Sunny Marge

Sunny Marge by Donald Barthelme. Wall- 6

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E. E. Cummings

Year: ?

Poem 43

Poem 43 by E.E. Cummings. F4- 22

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Lawrence Ferlinghetti

Year: ?

The Love Nut

The Love Nut by Lawrence Ferlinghetti and Michael McCurdy. LB2- 0

Michael McCurdy
 

Maxim Gorky

Year: ?

Mother Excerpt 2

Mother Excerpt 2 by Maxim Gorky. F4- 0

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Alison Knowles

Year: ?

Beans and Fish

Beans and Fish by Alison Knowles. Wall- 6

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Jack Micheline

Year: ?

After the Races

After the Races by Jack Micheline. F4- 29

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Lon Otto

Year: ?

The Circus

The Circus by Lon Otto. Wall- 6

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Mary Lee Settle

Year: ?

Acceptance Speech - National Book Award 1978

Acceptance Speech - National Book Award 1978 by Mary Lee Settle. F4- 23

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Diane Wakoski

Year: ?

Parts 8, 9, 11 Greed

Parts 8, 9, 11 Greed by Diane Wakoski. F4- 30

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Frederick Josiah Bradlee

Year: ?

Laudes ad amicum veterum

Laudes ad amicum veterum by Frederick Josiah Bradlee. F8- 30

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E. Annie Proulx

Year: ?

From the Shipping News

From the Shipping News by E. Annie Proulx. F4- 17

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Robert Bly

Year: ?

The Darkness of Night

The Darkness of Night by Robert Bly. F4- 17

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Diane DiPrima

Year: ?

The Bell Tower

The Bell Tower by Diane DiPrima and Darcie Sanders. LB3- 0

Darcie Sanders
 

Richard Ford

Year: ?

From Rock Springs

From Rock Springs by Richard Ford. F4- 25

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Richard M. "Pek" Gunn

Year: ?

Deadlines and Quotas

Deadlines and Quotas by Richard M. "Pek" Gunn. F4- 20

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Stanley Kunitz

Year: ?

The Quarrel

The Quarrel by Stanley Kunitz. F8- 29

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Tim O'Brien

Year: ?

The Nuclear Age

The Nuclear Age by Tim O'Brien. F4- 27

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?

Year: 1992

The Preamble

The Preamble. Handset by Allison D. Sandlin and Jeffrey B. Sandlin, printed on a Vandercook Cylinder press. Background hand watercolored by Linda J. Sandlin. 2 of 100. Sandlin's Books & Bindery, Inc. Valparaiso, IN.. LB3- 0

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Dave Smith

Year: ?

Photograph of a Confederate Soldier Standing on the Rocks in the James River at Richmond, VA

Photograph of a Confederate Soldier Standing on the Rocks in the James River at Richmond, VA by Dave Smith. F4- 24

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Ruth Weiss

Year: ?

Train Song for Jack Micheline

Train Song for Jack Micheline by Ruth Weiss. F3- 23

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?

Year: ?

Bird and Bull Press

Bird and Bull Press ephemera. F4- 33

?
 

Gertrude Stein

Year: ?

To Bobchen Hass A Village are you ready yet not yet

To Bobchen Hass A Village are you ready yet not yet by Gertrude Stein. F4- 25

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Charles Bukowski

Year: ?

Hot Water Music

Hot Water Music by Charles Bukowski. F4- 15

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Stephen Dobyns

Year: ?

Tomatoes

Tomatoes by Stephen Dobyns. F4- 26

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Tess Gallagher

Year: 1989

Dim House, Bright Face

Dim House, Bright Face. LB3- 0

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Jack Kerouac, Estate of

Year: ?

Visions of America

Visions of America by the estate of Jack Kerouac. F4- 18

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Harper Lee

Year: ?

Postal Proof

Postal Proof signed by Harper Lee. F4- 16

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Joyce Carol Oates

Year: 1978

Snowfall

Snowfall by Joyce Carol Oates. Signed by both her and the artist. # 5 in edition.. F10- 5

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Thomas Sanchez

Year: ?

Starman and the two Sisters

Starman and the two Sisters by Thomas Sanchez. Floor- 6

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W. D. Snodgrass

Year: ?

Dance Suite - Mexican Hat Dance

Dance Suite - Mexican Hat Dance by W. D. Snodgrass. F4- 28

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Bert Menco

Year: ?

The Visit

The Visit by Bert Menco 3/25. ?- 0

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?

Year: ?

Bindeth Not

Bindeth Not, June 12, 1993. F4- 21

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Kazuo Ishiguro

Year: ?

From the Remains of the Day

From the Remains of the Day by Kazuo Ishiguro. F4- 27

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Edmund Burke

Year: 1970

"All that is Necessary..."

Broadside of Edmund Burke. F10- 3

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Ed Dorn

Year: ?

from Hello, La Jolla

From Hello, La Jolla by Ed Dorn and Darcie Sanders. ?- 0

Darcie Sanders
 

Maxim Gorky

Year: ?

Mother excerpt

Mother excerpt by Maxim Gorky. F4- 31

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Carolyn Kizer

Year: ?

On A Line From Valery

On A Line From Valery by Carolyn Kizer. F4- 19

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Lei

Year: ?

15th Century Quote

15th Century Quote by Lei. F4- 32

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Pauline Oliveros

Year: ?

Every Instant Of Life Is An Opportunity For Concentration

Every Instant Of Life Is An Opportunity For Concentration by Pauline Oliveros. Floor- 6

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Riley Scott

Year: ?

To A Society Woman

To A Society Woman by Riley Scott. F4- 16

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Mark Strand

Year: ?

From Two Notebooks

From Two Notebooks by Mark Strand. F10- 34

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Sandi Piccione

Year: ?

Tunnel

Tunnel by Sandi Piccione. F4- 44

?
 

Thomas Rain Crowe

Year: ?

Deep Language

Deep Language by Thomas Rain Crowe. F4- 43

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Thomas Rain Crowe?

Year: ?

Seeds

Seeds. F4- 1

?
 

Raymond Carver

Year: 1985

In The Year 2002

In the Year 2002. F4- 2

?
 

?

Year: ?

Bibliographical Society of Canada

Broadside. F4- 3

?
 

Jacques Prevert

Year: ?

To Paint a Portrait of a Brid

To Paint a Portrait of a Bird. F4- 4

?
 

Ken Kesey

Year: 1992

from Sailor Song

from Sailor Song. F4- 4

?
 

Robert Creeley

Year: 2004

Shimmer

Shimmer by Robert Creeley. F4- 5

?
 

Brigitte Frase

Year: 1980

Coming Back Alive

Coming Back Alive by Brigitte Frase. Wall- 6

?
 

Edwin Markham

Year: ?

Edwin Markham Letter

More info to come?. F3- 39

?
 

?

Year: ?

Bird and Bull Press

Bird and Bull Press ephemera. F4- 34

?
 

?

Year: ?

Bird and Bull Press

Bird and Bull Press ephemera. F4- 35

?
 

Henry Miller

Year: ?

Henry Miller - Notice to Visitors (sign at Big Sur)

11"x 17" reproduction of the hand-written sign Henry Miller had on his door.. F4- 6

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Wanda Coleman

Year: 2005

Moon Cherries by Wanda Coleman

Published by Sore Dove Press in 2005 as a signed, limited broadside. Limited to 75 copies of which only 10 were lettered and colored. Drawing by Soheyl Dahi. F4- 7

Soheyl Dahi
 

Maxim Gorky

Year: ?

Esperanza, excerpt from "Mother" by Maxim Gorky

On fake-parchment paper.. F10- 4

?
 

Allen Ginsberg

Year: 1967

Entering Kansas City High by Allen Ginsberg

Formula series #5. I think I have 2 of these.. F10- 7

?
 

Gregory Corso

Year: 1979

Alchemical Poem by Gregory Corso

#384. F10- 8

?
 

Wendell Berry

Year: 1997

Sabbaths, Wendell Berry Pre-Publication Broadside

Published in 1997 for a benefit reading. More info to come.. F4- 8

?
 

Gary Snyder

Year: 2004

Enjoy the Day by Gary Snyder

Published in 2004 as a promo on the occasion of a reading, from Danger On Peaks.. F4- 8

?
 

Year: ?

J. J. Lankes

More info to come. LB2- 0

?
 

Mark Strand

Year: 1976

My Son by Mark Strand

more info to come. F10- 33

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