Douglas Blazek

OLE

OLE, #One, DEDICATED TO THE CAUSE OF MAKING POETRY DANGEROUS (Bensenville, IL: The Mimeo Press, 1964) first edition, stapled wrappers, 1/400 numbered copies, mimeograph printed, contributors include: Charles Bukowski (WATCHDOG—FREEDOM—AGE), Judson Crews, Ron Offen, Marvin Malone, Kirby Congdon. (DenBoer C2)

OLE, No.2, A MAGAZINE FOR ALL THOSE UNACKNOWLEDGED LEGISLATORS OF THE WORLD, ESPECIALLY THOSE WHO ARE REALLY UNACKNOWLEDGED (Bensenville, IL: The Mimeo Press, March 1965) first edition, stapled wrappers, mimeograph printed, contributors include: d.a. levy (BOURGEOISIE CHANT), Charles Bukowski (A RAMBLING ESSAY ON POETICS AND THE BLEEDING LIFE WRITTEN WHILE DRINKING A SIX-PACK (TALL)),William Wantling, Walter Lowenfels, Gil Orlovitz, Harold Norse, Clarence Major, Key Johnson, Marcus J. Grapes, Al Purdy, Kent Taylor, Steve Richmond. (DenBoer C3)

OLE, Number 3, THE ORIGINAL CONSCIOUSNESS-EXPANSION MAGAZINE (Bensenville, IL: The Mimeo Press, November 1965) first edition, stapled wrappers, 1/400 numbered copies, mimeograph printed, contributors include: Charles Bukowski (DRUNK AGAIN AND WONDERING, WONDERING...), Judson Crews, Ron Offen, Marvin Malone, Kirby Congdon. (DenBoer C4)

OLE, Number 4, THE POETFOOD FOR CHAMPIONS (Bensenville, IL: The Mimeo Press, May 1966) first edition, stapled wrappers, mimeograph printed, cover art by Blazek, contributors include: Charles Bukowski (O, WE ARE THE OUTCASTS, O WE BURN IN WONDROUS FLAME!), William Wantling, Steve Richmond, Clarence Major, Al Purdy Harold Norse, Lee Harwood, Jack Anderson, Neeli Cheery. (DenBoer C5)

OLE, No.5, HAROLD NORSE SPECIAL ISSUE (Bensenville, IL: Open Skull Press, 1966?) first edition, stapled wrappers, mimeograph printed, cover art by Blazek, contributors include: Charles Bukowski (THE OLD PRO), Harold Norse, James Baldwin, Anais Nin, William S. Burroughs, William Carlos Williams, Paul Carroll, Jack Hirschman. (DenBoer C6)

OLE, Number 6, THE WEIRD HARVEST SPECIAL. THE ALL POETRY JAB-EYE REFLEX EXPLOSION ISSUE (Bensenville, IL: Open Skull Press, July 1966) first edition, stapled wrappers, mimeograph printed, cover art by Blazek, contributors include Charles Bukowski (NATURE POEM—THE NOISELESS CARE OF A BLUE VIOLET), Al Purdy, William Wantling, Harold Norse, D.r. Wagner, Larry Eigner, Steve Richmond, Jack Grapes, Jeff Nutall. (DenBoer C7)

OLE, #8 (Wood Dale, IL: Open Skull Press, April 1967) first edition, stapled wrappers, mimeograph printed, cover art by Blazek, [note: issue 8 was published before issue 7], contributors include: Charles Bukowski (LOVE MAKES ITS GUN INTO THE HORRIBLE CUNT OF LIFE), Charles Plymetll, William Wantling, D.r. Wagner, Steve Richmond, Al Purdy Harold Norse, Jeff Nutall, T.L. Kryss, Terry Stokes, Clive Matson. (DenBoer C8)

OLE, #7, THE GODZILLA REVIEW ISSUE OF SMALL PRESS PUBLICATIONS COMPREHENSIVELY ENCOMPASSING BOOKS PUBLISHED OVER THE LAST HALF-DECADE (San Francisco: Open Skull Press, May 1967) first edition, stapled wrappers, mimeograph printed, cover art by Charles Plymett, [note: issue 7 was published after issue 8], contributors include: d.a. levy (KAPROW!). Charles Bukowski, Charles Plymell, William Wantling, D.r. Wagner, Steve Richmond, Al Purdy Harold Norse, Jeff Nutall, T.L. Kryss, Terry Stokes, Clive Matson. (DenBoer C9)

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Additional and annotated bibliographic references can be obtained from James DenBoer’s
A BIBLIOGRAPHY OF THE PUBLISHED WORK OF DOUGLAS BLAZEK, 1961-2001.