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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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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 |
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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 | |
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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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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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Bird and Bull Press Bird and Bull Press ephemera. F4- 33 |
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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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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 | |
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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 |
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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 |
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Raymond Carver Year: 1985 |
In The Year 2002 In the Year 2002. F4- 2 |
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Bibliographical Society of Canada Broadside. F4- 3 |
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Jacques Prevert Year: ? |
To Paint a Portrait of a Brid To Paint a Portrait of a Bird. F4- 4 |
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Ken Kesey Year: 1992 |
from Sailor Song from Sailor Song. F4- 4 |
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Robert Creeley Year: 2004 |
Shimmer Shimmer by Robert Creeley. F4- 5 |
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Brigitte Frase Year: 1980 |
Coming Back Alive Coming Back Alive by Brigitte Frase. Wall- 6 |
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Edwin Markham Year: ? |
Edwin Markham Letter More info to come?. F3- 39 |
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Bird and Bull Press Bird and Bull Press ephemera. F4- 34 |
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Bird and Bull Press Bird and Bull Press ephemera. F4- 35 |
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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 |
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Maxim Gorky Year: ? |
Esperanza, excerpt from "Mother" by Maxim Gorky On fake-parchment paper.. F10- 4 |
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Allen Ginsberg Year: 1967 |
Entering Kansas City High by Allen Ginsberg Formula series #5. I think I have 2 of these.. F10- 7 |
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Gregory Corso Year: 1979 |
Alchemical Poem by Gregory Corso #384. F10- 8 |
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Wendell Berry Year: 1997 |
Sabbaths, Wendell Berry Pre-Publication Broadside Published in 1997 for a benefit reading. More info to come.. F4- 8 |
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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 |
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J. J. Lankes More info to come. LB2- 0 |
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Mark Strand Year: 1976 |
My Son by Mark Strand more info to come. F10- 33 |
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