New Blood, Volume 1, Number 1, December 1980

No Burroughs (Sr.) contribution. This issue contains “from ‘FURY Is a Sign of Life’” by William Burroughs Jr., which is a biographical piece, pp. 5-7, 64-65, on his liver transplant and contains memories of his father, William S. Burroughs, visiting and talking with him. An interesting view into the form of their relationship and connection.

William S. Burroughs appears on the cover of this issue in a photograph by George Banks.

Published in Boulder, CO. by Artz Press in December, 1980.

This copy was formerly Allen Ginsberg’s copy, and contains a letter from publisher Tom Swartz to Allen and Peter [Orlovsky], dated 12/22 [1980].

Acquired from Dividing Line Books (Queens, NY).

Bibliographic Information:

• Not in Shoaf
• Not in Schottlaender (v4)
• Raven 19801200NBLO.1.1

Contents:

• George Banks: cover photo
• Michael Wojczuk: drawings
• William Burroughs, Jr.:
• "from 'FURY Is a Sign of Life'" (prose, memoir)
• "The Grey Hound" (prose)
• Anne Waldman:
• "Ode to My Paycheck" (poetry)
• "Animals" (poetry)
• Niko Murray: "Home Delivery – not for just pizza" (prose)
• k. k.:
• "Tellin' Him" (poetry)
• "Hard Metal" (poetry)
• John Adams: "A Hair" (poetry)
• Lawrence D. Ducro: "Spectacle" (poetry)
• David Cope:
• "Thanksgiving" (poetry)
• "The Landlady" (poetry)
• "Lelia" (poetry)
• "Abandoned Hotel" (poetry)
• Andy Clausen: "Hard Truth Sutra Blues" (poetry)
• K.-M. Montier: "from 'Correspondences'" (letter)
• Steve Wilson: drawings
• Tom Swartz:
• "Staying Here" (poetry)
• "Tuesday Afternoon" (poetry)
• "10/24" (poetry)
• "Storm Watcher" (poetry)
• "Against the Weather" (poetry)
• "City Is Place" (poetry)
• Ed Ward: "some ins some outs of it" (poetry):
• "on larry's return" (poetry)
• "now that steve is back" (poetry)
• "an earlier showdown" (poetry)
• "the inbetween" (poetry)
• "in siders" (poetry)
• "baby baby" (poetry)
• Reed Bye:
• "This Traffic" (poetry)
• "Summer Night" (poetry)
• Mary Lu Banta:
• "Wouldn't It Be Nice" (poetry)
• "The Little Things" (poetry)
• James Ruggia:
• "7/7/78" (poetry)
• "Chicago Man" (poetry)
• Michael Hall:
• "Slow Dancing" (poetry)
• "Fish Kill" (poetry)
• Al Sgambati:
• "For Mickey Mantle" (poetry)
• photographs
• John Gierach:
• on Reed Bye's Some Magic at the Dump (review)
• on Reed Bye's Erstwhile Charms (review)
• Kevin Blair: art
• Helen Vandergeld: drawing
• Kim Marie Roberts: drawing
• Charlie Ross: collage
• Steve Wilson: paintings
• Marcia Ward: photographs
• Larry Lake: drawing
• Joyce Mundy: drawing

Publishing Information:

• Managing Editor: Michael Wojczuk
• Editor: Tom Swartz
• Director of Interior: Niko Murray