Facino Cane, Doug Palmer, Mark (Markley) Morris

Facino Cane: Street Poems, San Francisco 1965

San Francisco: Mark Morris. 1965. 1st. One page broadside or newsletter published by Mark Morris, reprinting 13 street poems that were written by San Francisco poet Doug Palmer as his street persona Facino Cane in January 1965, and the prices paid for each (free to $1.00). Morris notes that while accompanied by poet Cinzano (D.R. Hazelton) at their spot on Columbus Avenue near Broadway they were arrested for "begging" and hauled off to City Hail. Morris was the founding editor of WIN, magazine of nonviolence. Scarce street poetry item and likely the earliest publication of Palmer's poetry. vg+ with horizontal fold. Item #18946

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