Whitney Field, Peter Birkerts, John Rau, eds.

Tracks [Diane Di Prima, Eldridge Cleaver, Pharoah Sanders]

Birmingham: np, 1968. Unbound, previously saddle-stapled, in illustrated wraps, with tipped in table of contents sheet. Offset. 8 x 10 ½ in. 50pp. Spotting to wraps and table of contents, and minor loss to rear wrap and final leaf, not exceeding ¼ in. depth. Item #6796

Likely the only issue published of the exceedingly rare literary magazine featuring the works of Diane Di Prima, Eldridge Cleaver, Brad Leithauser, John and Leni Sinclair, Mimi Haas, Lisa Petrides, alongside a notable interview with Pharoah Sanders; with rich illustrations and photography throughout.

Aside from integrating the jazz and poetry of the late 1960s with the political consciousness of the rapidly expanding Black Panther Party, the magazine also exhibits a surprising historical range, with an essay on Nietzsche’s relationship to Wagner, and a poem written for the mad Roman emperor Caligula.

A document of the American post-war avant-garde, including poetry, radical politics, and free jazz.

Two copies located on OCLC as of February 2023.

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