UPTON, Charles. Panic Grass. San Francisco: City Lights Books. 1968.
Small 4to. Cream template on front cover with black box containing bold white title lettering; black template on back cover with white box containing blurb; pp. [2], 3-26, [2]; ink penned prior owners signature to end paper, otherwise near fine.
First edition, first printing.
"To whom it may cocnern, in the Present, in the Future, or in the Past, this is my signature" begins this searing "seccessionist poem".
Panic Grass was published by City Lights when Upton was only 19 years old. He had read the epic poem at the San Fransisco Rolling Renaissance poetry readings in the Sanctuary of Glide Memorial Church, Summer 1968 and, as the blurb of this Pocket Poet issue makes certain; "The Sanctuary shook".
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