Intrepid # eight / June 1967

Buffalo, NY: allen de loach, Intrepid Press, 1967.

Includes a letter from Bukowski ("poetry is survival, sir. It throws some of the stink bombs out of my room. if it comes as rythm fine of physic, fine, any old way..."), signed off "Buk"; two poems by Ted Enslin; a letter to Leonard Cohen from William David Sherman. Original printed yellow card covers, stapled spine, cover calligraphy by Brion Gysin. Extremely bright and clean copy, almost as new. A fine copy. Bukowski contributed to seven issues of Intrepid between 1966 and 1972. Edited by Allen De Loach in New York (issues 1-5) and then Buffalo (issues 6-41), Intrepid (1964-1980) published a large number of poets directly and indirectly associated with the New American Poetry, and especially Beat writers and influential figures like Allen Ginsberg, Gregory Corso, Philip Whalen, William Burroughs, Diane di Prima, Charles Bukowski, Ted Berrigan, Gary Snyder, Ted Enslin, and Charles Olson.