The Poet's Gallery Rag- (Vol 1, No. 1 through Vol. 1, No.26, lacking No. 19)

The Coffee Gallery, 1353 Grant Av., San Francisco : Humble Publications , 1974. RARE. 25 separate numbers, 1- 18 and 20 - 26, plus "Festival of Poetry Summer Solstice" August, 1974, for a total of 26 publications. Lacking No. 19, which should have been published Oct. 2, 1974. Vol. 1, No. 1 published 1974 ( no month and day given), starting with Vol. 1, No. 2 published March 6, 1974, each copy dated by day and month up to Vol. 1, No. 26, December 11, 1974. All copies Fine except No. 4 , horizontal tear front cover appears to be a paper flaw, and No. 26, a 2" tear with chip top edge front cover, and a horizontal tear with paper loss rear cover, again appears to be a flaw in the paper. By 1974 "The Coffee Gallery", home to these Wednesday night poetry readings, had a long history as a Beat and Bohemian hangout, hosting the likes of Kerouac, Ginsberg and Ferlinghetti reading poetry and featuring early performances by Janis Joplin and Grace Slick and the Great Society in its first public apperance in 1965. Poets published in these numbers include Paula Gunn Allen, Eugene Ruggles, Lennart Bruce, A. D. Winans, Nina Serrano, Bill Vartnaw, John Oliver Simon, Beverly Dahlen, Andrei Codrescu, Peter Pussydog, Ntozake Shange, and Paul Mariah among numerous others. Each number with wonderful illustrations. RARE, one other small collection found in current commerce with NO individual copies currently in commerce. WorldCat/OCLC gives no information on this publication. . First Printings. Pictorial Printed Wrappers. Near Fine/No Jacket, As Issued. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.