ROTHENBERG, Jerome. New Young German Poets.

ROTHENBERG, Jerome. New Young German Poets.Radical poetry signed by Ferlinghetti ROTHENBERG, Jerome. New Young German Poets. San Francisco: City Lights Books. 1959. Small 4to. Original Navy and White paper wrappers; 'Second Printing' stamp on bottom rear wrapper; pp. [10], 11 63; slightly toned on front and back wrappers; otherwise very good copy; signed by Ferlinghetti on title page. First edition, second printing, signed by the 'editor' Ferlinghetti. Like Lawrence Ferlinghetti, being in

Radical poetry signed by Ferlinghetti

ROTHENBERG, Jerome. New Young German Poets. San Francisco: City Lights Books. 1959.

Small 4to. Original Navy and White paper wrappers; 'Second Printing' stamp on bottom rear wrapper; pp. [10], 11-63; slightly toned on front and back wrappers; otherwise very good copy; signed by Ferlinghetti on title page.

First edition, second printing, signed by the 'editor' Ferlinghetti.

Like Lawrence Ferlinghetti, being in control of his own publications was the one means Rothenberg could express his voice. This led him to set up ,The Hawks Well Press in 1959 with which he published his own first collection of poetry, White Sun Black Sun.

A series of radical translations, New Young German Poets, however, was his first ever book of poems and Number Eleven in the iconic Pocket Poets Series. Lawrence Ferlinghetti established The Pocket Poet series in the summer of 1955. The series is well established in literary counterculture due to its historical publishing of Allen Ginsberg's long poem, "Howl", which led to an obscneity charge against publisher Ferlinghetti.

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