Now Now, [Now, Issue 2], 1965

Burroughs contributes an unattributed quote to the rear cover.  There is also an inclusion by “William Lee”, but, according to M&M this is not Burroughs, but rather a taxi driver.

Published in San Francisco, CA. by Ari Publications (Charles Plymell) in 1965.

The quote originates in the "Pay Color" section of Nova Express.

Bibliographic Information:

• Maynard & Miles C129
• Shoaf III.85
• Schottlaender v4.C117
• Raven 19650000NOWX.0.2, b16

Selected Contents:

• Robert Brannaman:
• Cover Art
• drawings
• "Still from Stan Brakhage Movie" (painting)
• "Dear Charley Dear Ann" (poetry)
• "Dear Charles (#2)" (poetry)
• "Charley #3" (poetry)
• Wallace Berman: collage
• Philip Whalen:
• "Mexico" (poetry)
• "Corinthian Columns" (poetry)
• "Scribble" (poetry)
• "Air and Earth..." (poetry)
• "Treasures of Heaven" (poetry)
• Gerard Malanga:
• "Negotiations" (poetry)
• "Windshield" (poetry)
• "The Blue Dress" (poetry)
• Harry Fainlight:
• "A. D." (poetry)
• "Aristo Hotel" (poetry)
• Bruce Connor:
• "San Francisco Art Institute" (form)
• drawing
• Lawrence Ferlinghetti:
• "A Dream Statement" (poetry)
• "Still from Goldmouth" (film still)
• Diane Wakoski:
• "From A to B, if You Can Find It" (poetry)
• "I carved a tooth..." (poetry)
• Billy Jiddy: "Fall Guy" (prose)
• William Lee [not WSB]: "Where cumith Bozo the clown, frum da stat to a nevr endin..." (prose)
• Ken Irby: "New Year's Eve Early" (poetry)
• Stella Levy: "Whistling down a dark alley..." (poetry)
• David Bearden:
• "From The Tithes & Offerings" (poetry)
• "Silver Mirror" (poetry)
• Ann Plymell: drawing
• Leslie Bearden: drawing
• Bruce McGrew: "This is the attitude of most of my work" (art)
• Bill Risdon: photograph
• Dennis Hopper: collage
• George Herms:
• "Detail of set for The Blossom, a play by Michael McClure" (photograph)
• drawing
• Michael McClure:
• "Love Lion, Lioness" (poetry/collage)
• "Oh Bonney Harlow Match Oh" (poetry)
• Alan Russo:
• letter to "Richard"
• "doomed to reply..." (poetry)
• "A Failure" (poetry)
• "Rhymed Quatrain" (poetry)
• "Self Portrait" (poetry)
• Christopher MacLaine: "I'm Innocent!" (note to Plymell)
• Allen Ginsberg:
• "Back to the Wall" (essay)
• "November 22, 1963" (poetry)
• Michael Bowen: collage
• Ben Talbert: linocut
• Lee Welch:
• "What strange pleasure..." (poetry)
• "Portrait of Mrs. Angus" (poetry)
• Paul A. Lundgren: "Without Rancor" (poetry)
• R. Driscoll: collage
• Leland S. Meyerzove:
• "5 p.m., 1948" (poetry)
• "Leslie" (poetry)
• "Convention Girl" (poetry)
• "January 17, 1965 – 12:35 a.m." (poetry)
• Dennis Morgan: "Still from Alchemy" (film still)
• "the sublimenal [sic] kid": "Dear Charley and Ann..." (poetry)
• Richard Brautigan: "Banners of My Own Choosing" (prose)
• Andy Warhol: photograph of Piero Heliczer and Gerard Malanga
• Judy Scruby:
• "Bee Bay Beatles Day..." (poetry)
• "Let's put on some yellow..." (poetry)
• "High joyous..." (poetry)
• J. H.: "You must forgive me..." (poetry)
• Steve Leiter: letter to the Plymells
• Roxie G. Powell:
• "Dear Charley and Ann..." (poetry/letter)
• "A Bunch of Boxes of Parts Trying to Comprehend Yellow Spring" (poetry)
• unstated: "Pat Cassidy, Phil Whalen, Bob Brannaman, Alan Russo, Ann Plymell-Buchanan, Bob Kaufman, Allen Ginsberg, and Larry Ferlinghetti" (photograph)
• unstated: "Neil Cassady & Charles Plymell" (photograph)
• Dave Bearden: "Aging" (drawing)
• Dion Wright: drawing
• Tom Jackrell: letter to "Richard"
• Wayne Sourbeer: photograph
• Jose Cross: "Opening at the Batman Gallery, S.F." (photographs)
• Colin White: "Poetry My Life" (poetry)
• Richard White:
• "My Lady" (poetry)
• "Folk Song for the San Francisco Scene" (poetry)
• Geof Brown: "In the Sierras" (poetry)
• Barbara Holland: "Lady of Consolation" (poetry)
• Szabo: "fire is life..." (poetry)
• David Moe:
• "people are like silent..." (poetry)
• "In Ghostland" (poetry)
• "To Open the Artery I" (poetry)
• "I make sparks..." (poetry)
• "Awake monkey..." (poetry)
• "One ever is young to be..." (poetry)
• "To speak and swallow silence..." (poetry)
• "In what ash..." (poetry)
• Linda Hall: "I Was Ten" (prose)
• Lauren Owen:
• "Who no?..." (poetry)
• "Combat to be in God's sight..." (poetry)
• James Mechem: "More Juno" (poetry)
• Philip Rohrig: "Poem for Charley Plymell" (poetry)
• Edward Hulett: "Pitch and toss in the streets" (poetry)
• Charles Plymell:
• "Poesy" (poetry)
• "Prophetic" (poetry)
• "To a Dandelion" (poetry)
• "Long ago, when honor paved your bridge of light..." (poetry)
• "Mansions" (poetry)
• "Follow My Nose" (poetry)
• "Note Toward Autobiography" (poetry)
• Ira Tate: "The Golden Buns" (prose)
• I. E. Alexander: "Space Map of the Force that Created This Form on Rock Contributed by Lauren Owen" (collage)
• William S. Burroughs: back cover [from Nova Express]

Publishing Information:

• Editor: Charles Plymell