The Floating Bear, Number 30, 1964

Gilbert Sorrentino contributes "Prose of Our Time", in which he discusses a number of authors – includes a section on William S. Burroughs.

Published in New York City by The Floating Bear / Diane di Prima in 1964.

This copy, which was acquired from Philip Smith, Bookseller (Berkeley, CA.), was addressed to the poet Phillip Lamantia.

Bibliographic Information:

• Not in Shoaf
• Not in Schottlaender (v4)
• Raven 19640000FBEA.0.30

Contents:

• Jeanne Marlowe: cover design (art)
• Ruth Krauss: "As I Passed the Andy Auto Body Works" (poetry)
• Alan Marlowe: a play (drama)
• unknown, potentially Peter Abelard: "Medieval Latin Song" (poetry, translated by Diane di Prima)
• Ferencz McNaughton: "MAY Meeting with C. Goy" (prose)
• Carl Solomon: "Pilgrim State Hospital" (prose)
• anonymous, told to Hubert Selby, Jr.: "My Return to Pilgrim State" (prose)
• Herbert Huncke: untitled (prose)
• Gilbert Sorrentino: "Prose of Our Time" (essay)
• Allan Kaprow: from The Construction of Boston (essay)
• Letters from:
• James Waring
• Alex Katz
• Howard Schulman: "Jan Muller (1922-58) at the Guggenheim thru 2/25/62" (review)
• Anne Wilson: "October 26 Rauschenberg" (prose)

Publishing Information:

• Editor: Diane di Prima