Wormwood Review 41 #254/700 – One Charles Bukowski Poem (1971)

Charles Bukowski always felt Wormwood Review was the best small magazine out there and was grateful that they were one of the first to recognize his work. In return, Bukowski continued to contribute to the magazine right up until his death in 1994.

Wormwood 41 contains the Bukowski poem:

Looking For Jack Micheline

It would later appear in What Matters Most Is How Well You Walk Through The Fire, but was renamed and heavily edited. This is the original unedited version the way Bukowski intended it to read.

This is one of 700 copies printed, this being hand-numbered 254.

This copy is in Near Fine condition

Wormwood Review was published by the legendary Marvin Malone (1930-1996). Malone was a pharmacologist, scientific researcher, educator, artist, poetry collector, and editor. Upon arrival to Storrs, Connecticut in 1960, Malone discovered the second issue of Wormwood Review and soon took over the publication as the sole editor, publisher, and designer (alias A. Sypher), producing quarterly issues until his death in 1996.

Wormwood Review ran for 144 issues (1959-1997). Christa Malone, Marvin's daughter, co-edited issue 144 after Marvin's death, and released issue 145/146 as a special tribute issue to Marvin in 1999.

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