Earth Rose I: Meat Poetry, Fuck Hate
Steve Richmond, Earth Books & Gallery, 1966.
First Edition. Broadside. Fine Condition. Item #048112
Unfolded broadside ca, 17" x 22", folded it would make four 8.5" x 11" pages. Signed by RIchmond
Though 10,000 were printed (though many seized after 12 people were arrested for distributing obscene material), issue 2 never appeared. Steve Richmond was the heir to a minor fortune which he spent running Earth Rose Books and on heroin. An important poet and proponent of the Meat School of poetry.
In the trial transcript: Kurt von Meier testifies that if he were to label one of the words obscene it would be "hate" not "fuck". Size: Octavo (8vo). Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Poetry; Inventory No: 048112.
Price: $150.00