Hambone No. 2, Fall 1982

Santa Cruz, CA: Hambone, 1982. Volume Two of the influential but infrequently published African American literary journal. Scarce.

Contains the first publication of Sun Ra's "Your Only Hope Is Now A Lie," a based on a talk he gave in December 1979 at Soundscape in New York City.

The first issue of "Hambone" was published in 1974, while poet and founder Nathaniel Mackey attended Stanford University. The second issue wouldn't be published until 1982, and a total of 21 issues have been published, the most recent being in 2015. As a poet, Mackey received the National Book Award for his 2006 collection, "Splay Anthem," as well as a 2010 Guggenheim Fellowship, and the 2015 Bollingen Prize for American Poetry.

5.5 x 8.5 inches. About Near Fine in perfect-bound wrappers, with a reader's crease, light rubbing, and minor edgewear.

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