BLACK MOUNTAIN REVIEW — Issue No. 5.
North Carolina: Black Mountain College, 1955.
Hardcover. First edition. Octavo, 224 pp. Perfectbound decorated wrappers show overall age-toning, light edgewear, and mild rubbing, but remain clean, structurally sound, and in very good condition, especially scarce given the fragile nature of its production. Interior pages crisp and unmarked. Cover design by John Altoon.
A landmark issue of this seminal avant-garde literary and artistic journal, published at Black Mountain College and edited by Robert Creeley. This fifth issue marked a turning point in both format and content—expanded to 224 pages, it captures the dynamic intersection of experimental poetry, depth psychology, postmodern thought, and abstract visual culture that defined Black Mountain’s groundbreaking creative ethos.
This avant-garde literary and art journal features contributions from C.G. Jung, Charles Olson, Robert Creeley, Irving Layton, Denise Levertov, Robert Duncan, Joel Oppenheimer, James Purdy, William Bronk, Jonathan Williams, Aaron Siskind, Paul Blackburn, Edward Dorn, Douglas Woolf, Michael Rumaker, Fielding Dawson, Helen Harding, Larry Eigner, M.C. Richards, Jacob Rabinowitz, and Harry Callahan. Includes graphic imagery typical of Black Mountain’s interdisciplinary emphasis on text and visual form.
A pivotal and scarce issue, representing the fusion of Black Mountain College history, Beat, and innovative open-form poetic traditions—bringing together writers, thinkers, and visual artists who would shape postwar American culture.
Item #34242 Price: US$500.00