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Author | Richard Brautigan |
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Cover artist | Bill Brock |
Language | English |
Genre | Poetry |
Publisher | Richard Brautigan |
Publication date | 1968 |
Publication place | United States |
Media type | Print ( Softcover) |
Preceded by | All Watched Over by Machines of Loving Grace |
Followed by | The Pill Versus the Springhill Mine Disaster |
Please Plant This Book is the sixth volume of poetry published by American writer Richard Brautigan. The collection consists of a glued folder containing eight seed packets, with a poem printed on the front of each. [1] The book was Brautigan's last self-publishing venture. [2] The edition had a run of 6,000 free copies. [3] The entire edition was offered for free distribution; permission to reprint the collection was explicitly granted, as long as the new printing was also offered free of charge. Although a relatively large edition for an early Brautigan work, it is now considered a rarity.
The eight poem titles and associated seed packets are as follows: [4] [5]
This project was re-created for the Dinefwr Literature Festival, which took place in June 2012 [6] in West Wales. The start of the festival was celebrated through events inspired by the author. In addition to reprinting the poetry folders, the public was taken on a walk through the grounds where a pomegranate tree, nicknamed "the Brautigan pomegranate", was planted. Ianthe Brautigan, Brautigan's daughter, flew in from San Francisco to join in the celebrations.
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Author | Richard Brautigan |
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Cover artist | Bill Brock |
Language | English |
Genre | Poetry |
Publisher | Richard Brautigan |
Publication date | 1968 |
Publication place | United States |
Media type | Print ( Softcover) |
Preceded by | All Watched Over by Machines of Loving Grace |
Followed by | The Pill Versus the Springhill Mine Disaster |
Please Plant This Book is the sixth volume of poetry published by American writer Richard Brautigan. The collection consists of a glued folder containing eight seed packets, with a poem printed on the front of each. [1] The book was Brautigan's last self-publishing venture. [2] The edition had a run of 6,000 free copies. [3] The entire edition was offered for free distribution; permission to reprint the collection was explicitly granted, as long as the new printing was also offered free of charge. Although a relatively large edition for an early Brautigan work, it is now considered a rarity.
The eight poem titles and associated seed packets are as follows: [4] [5]
This project was re-created for the Dinefwr Literature Festival, which took place in June 2012 [6] in West Wales. The start of the festival was celebrated through events inspired by the author. In addition to reprinting the poetry folders, the public was taken on a walk through the grounds where a pomegranate tree, nicknamed "the Brautigan pomegranate", was planted. Ianthe Brautigan, Brautigan's daughter, flew in from San Francisco to join in the celebrations.