THE WORLD A NEW YORK CITY LITERARY MAGAZINE

New York: The St. Marks Poetry Project, 1969. Whole number seventeen. Pictorial wrappers by Donna Dennis. Foolscap format, mimeographed typescript, stapled. Lower wrapper a bit handsoiled, but very good. The absolutely essential periodical record of the St. Marks Poetry Project, "always too big, messy, uneven, democratic, inclusive, raw, and even boring at times...arty political, experimental, classy, corny, unaligned" - Waldman. The roster of contributors was extensive. Contributors to this number include Ashbery, Benedict, Berrigan, Brainard, Carroll, Clark, Craven, Elmslie, Malanga, Schuyler, Saroyan, Veitch, et al, and it is dedicated to Jack Kerouac. CLAY & PHILLIPS, pp.186-9. ANDERSON & KINZIE, pp. 745-6. (Inventory #: WRCLIT70848)