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Magazine. [52] 8.5x14 inch mimeographed sheets printed one side only with poems, prose, illustrations side-stapled in illustrated covers, toning at edges and covers with mild wear and soiling. Owen was from a horse racing family who worked the fair circuit. She was educated at SF State and was co-director of the St. Marks Poetry Project in NYC. She began publishing Telephone from St. Marks in 1969 as part of the Mimeo Revolution of which Anne Waldman, Judson Crews and Alice Notely of "Chicago" were major figures.
Published by New York: Maureen Owen, 1970
Seller: Philip Smith, Bookseller, Berkeley, CA, U.S.A.
First Edition
Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. 1st edition. VG. Folio, 56 leaves (mimeographed one side), stapled wrappers. Scarce second issue of Maureen Owen's long-running magazine, printed at The Poetry Project in NYC; includes a very early Jim Carroll collaboration with Ted Berrigan and Bill Berkson, plus work from the time and place. Staining near bottom edge (mainly affecting back cover and flast interior leaf), else a bit of general reading wear and soil. Not Signed.