The Great Society, June 1967

Burroughs contributes “Adios of Saturn”, a cut-up of his son William Burroughs Jr.’s work, p. 51.

Published in New York City by Ira Cohen in June, 1967.

This item is perhaps better classified as a book, an anthology, but since prior bibliographies have called it a periodical, it is included here.

Bibliographic Information:

• M&M C168
• Shoaf III.104
• Schottlaender v4.C156
• Raven 19670600GSOC.0.0, b3

Contents:

• Paul Bowles: "Poems" (poetry)
• Aymon de Roussy de Sales: "The Solar Eagle"
• Ray Bremser:
• "On the Road to Shangrala/Incahauracana" (poetry)
• prose from Dream Poems (prose)
• "Tree Ode" (poetry)
• Alexandra Spingarn: "Peace, The Spider, The Cave" (art)
• Robert Richkin:
• "Rosewater" (poetry)
• "The Direction" (poetry)
• Jack Smith: "The White Pig of the Medina" (prose)
• Kip Coburn: "Stills from Cocaine" (art)
• Edward Marshall:
• "Bellan" (poetry)
• "A Love Poem Forfeited" (poetry)
• Convicts" (poetry)
• Edward Field: "Letter to Alfred Chester" (poetry)
• Alfred Chester: "The Changeling" (prose)
• Panama Rose: "Puaka Balava" (poetry)
• Hakim Khan: "Skirt Steak" (prose)
• John Wieners: "With You Gone" (poetry)
• Harold Norse: "Parapoem from Metro" (poetry)
• Melvin Clay:
• "Liferaft" (poetry)
• "Poem in Color" (poetry)
• "On Poem #2" (poetry)
• William S. Burroughs: "Adios of Saturn" (prose)
• Janine Pommy Vega:
• "The Last Watch" (poetry)
• "To Lee" (poetry)
• William Heine: "Morning" (art)
• Clive Matson: "The Lovers" (poetry)
• Erin Matson: drawing
• Michael Perkins: poem
• Robert Frank & Conrad Rooks: "Still from Chappaqua" (photo)
• Dian Rochlin & Sheldon Rochlin: "Still from Vali" (photo)
• Piero Heliczer: "Tattoo" (poetry)
• Paolo Lionni:
• "Unfinished Mandala" (art)
• "Teeth" (poetry)
• William Devore: "The Ball" (drawing)
• Peter Birnbaum: poem
• Robert O'Driscoll:
• "Red Star" (poetry)
• "For America" (poetry)
• "The Crystal Poem" (poetry)
• Jean-Jacques Lebel: "Map" (drawing)
• Mohammed Mrabet: "The Blooddrinker" (prose)

Publishing Information:

• Editors: Ira Cohen, Robert Richkin
• Cover art: Jack Smith