Vagabond 10 -- First Appearance of Fat Upon The Land (1971)

Published in 1971, Vagabond 10 featured one Charles Bukowski poem, Fat Upon The Land.

The poem would not be published again for 46 years before appearing in Storm for the Living and the Dead (2017).

Conceived in the fall of 1964 over a pitcher of beer in Washington D.C., Vagabond was an early proponent of Bukowski and published him regularly between 1966-1978. The publisher was John Bennett. A vagabond himself, Bennett published the first few issues in Munich, Germany, and then from locations all over the United States. He also published many other chapbooks for other poets. Bukowski would appear in 12 issues of Vagabond as well as its anthology.

This copy is in Very Good ++ condition with the top staple missing from the front cover and first page (other two staples still hold cover well), creases to the top right and bottom left, and some edge wear. Tear on first page from staple, but secure.

Overall, a nice copy of John Bennett’s long running poetry journal which consistently published Bukowski’s work.

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