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The Selected Poetry 1964-74. Published May 2008. William Wantling was one of the most original and exciting US poets to emerge from the 1960s small press scene. During his lifetime, he had contact with the likes of Robert Bly, Norman Mailer, Walter Lowenfels, Edward Lucie-Smith, Alan Swallow, Steve Richmond, Douglas Blazek and Charles Bukowski. Only in the Sun includes over 100 poems taken from all his publications: Search; Machine and Destiny; Five Poem Songs; Head First; Heroin Haikus; Down, Off & Out; From the Jungle's Edge; The Source; The Awakening; Sick Fly; Obscene & Other Poems; 10,000r.p.m & Digging It, Yeah!; San Quentin's Stranger; 7 on Style; also a prose extract from Young and Tender, his only completed novel, published 1969. There are a number of previously uncollected poems from seminal small magazines like Wormwood Review, Poetmeat and Dust. All lettered and lettered/slipcased copies include a tipped in pamphlet with a poem by Ruthie Wantling, as well as a broadside of an unpublished Wm. Wantling letter. There are an unspecified number of poetry broadsides of varying sizes and designs tipped randomly in numbered and lettered editions--maybe you will be lucky. With an introduction by Professor Kevin Jones, author of Finding Jewels in the Awkward Mud: A Reconsideration of the Life and Works of William Wantling.

190 pages. Approx. dimensions 160mm wide, 215mm tall. Handbound at Tangerine Press using heavy duty acid-free boards, conservation glue and hemp cord; Colorado Red Cloth; distinctive Tangerine logo stamped onto the front cover in black ink. 100 numbered and 26 lettered copies for sale, with the letters of the author's surname slipcased (ie. only seven available). Text set in Baskerville Old Face. ISBN: 978-0-9553402-1-5

Numbered copies: 130gsm Hahnemuhle Bugra Butten Black endpapers; Natural White 100gsm acid-free text paper; colour title page.

Lettered, lettered/slipcased copies: 160gsm Canson Mi-Teintes Billiards Green endpapers; Natural White 100gsm acid-free text paper; 3-colour title page with different design to numbered copies. Tipped in pamphlet with Ruthie's poem is single section, soft cover, handsewn, with Japanese Mingeishi Red endpapers. The Wantling letter broadside is printed on Cream 160gsm paper and dates from early 1974--reproduced with kind permission from Trevor Reeves.

'The book is a beautiful production. It makes me think of the wonderful books John Martin published at Black Sparrow Press. I am sure it will be much sought after by collectors in years to come and, more importantly, it will stand as a record of a man's life and work, for readers to discover long after we are all dead and gone, which is really the most magical thing about writing and publishing, I think.'
--Howard Sounes, author of the highly acclaimed Charles Bukowski: Locked in the Arms of a Crazy Life.

Previously unpublished poetry, prose, graphics. Published May 2009. Features new writing and graphics from up to fifty contributors: William Wantling, Dan Fante, Douglas Blazek, Billy Childish, Edward Lucie-Smith, John Hartley Williams, Charles Plymell, Salena Godden, Wes Magee, David Barker, Hugh Fox, Alan Dent, Ian Seed, Steve Richmond, Gerald Locklin, Jim Burns, Idris Caffrey, Peter Finch, Geoff Hattersley, Fred Voss, Tim Wells, Laurel Ann Bogen, K.M. Dersley, Mike Daily, Adrian Manning, Rob Plath, K.V. Skene, Christopher Twigg, Barry Southam, Lindsay Smith, Kirsty Irving, Dileep Bagnall, A.D. Winans, Tony O'Neill, Trevor Reeves, Ben Myers, Adelle Stripe, Simon Kovesi, Whitney Woolf, Stuart Crutchfield, Richard Lopez, Jonathan Hayes. Graphics from Yasmin Ramli, Phil Corbett and Hannah Battershell. Photography by Jonny Illingworth. This issue is dedicated to the memory of William Wantling.
ISBN: 978-0-9553402-3-9

Numbered/lettered copies: 106 pages. Large format, approx. 7"/175mm wide x 250mm/10" tall. Handbound at the Tangerine Press workshop, using heavy duty acid-free boards, conservation glue, hemp cord; Colorado Plate Mid Grey cloth; distinctive Tangerine logo stamped onto the front cover in black ink; 3-page 'stepped' 160gsm Canson Mi-Tientes front endpapers--the page colours being Rust, Poppy Red and Royal Blue; 160gsm Canson Mi-Tientes Rust back endpapers; 85gsm Fabriano Bio Prima Off-White archival quality acid-free text paper. Two full colour images are printed on 118gsm White Mohawk Superfine paper. There will be 100 numbered copies and 26 lettered copies for sale. Body text set in Baskerville Old Face--three other classic fonts are used throughout the journal. Lettered copies have been signed by Douglas Blazek.

This first issue of Dwang, dedicated as it is to Wantling, is particularly special as it contains new work from Douglas Blazek and Steve Richmond, both important figures in the US small press who had regular contact with Wantling during the 1960s.

The following are exclusive to Dwang:

Full colour reproduction of an image by Bristol-based artist and animator Yasmin Ramli on 118gsm White Mohawk Superfine paper. Yasmin's most recent project was an animated sequence for Channel 5. Find out more at madmin.tv

Full colour reproduction of a photograph by Jonny Illingworth on 118gsm White Mohawk Superfine paper. Jonny's work was exhibited at the Viewfinder Gallery, London in 2009..

Phil Corbett's Hex Directory b&w comic strip, complete with prequel. Phil's most recent exhibition was Erotic Terrors of the Deep: Paintings and Prints from the Brain of Phil Corbett at the Bodhi Gallery in London's Brick Lane. Think cute, funny, dark, disturbing... Take a look at philcorbett.com

Unique 'Dwang readers' created by Hannah Battershell. Hannah is a self-taught artist who's distinctive images have most recently appeared in the so-hip-it-hurts Naked Punch.

'Dwang is brilliant.'
--Richard Long, visionary English 'landscape' artist.

The Selected Poetry 1964-74: Volume Two. Published November 2008. Following on from Only in the Sun, The Fix is the second and final volume celebrating 'the best poet of his age' (Walter Lowenfels). Some 70 poems selected from: Head First; Down, Off & Out; From the Jungle's Edge; Sick Fly; 10,000r.p.m & Digging It, Yeah!; San Quentin's Starnger; 7 on Style and others. Also, Wantling's 1965 miniature masterpiece, Heroin Haikus, is reproduced in its entirety. Like Only in the Sun, there are a number of previously uncollected poems from seminal small magazines like Wormwood Review, Entrails, Iconolatre, Input and John and Lou Webb's mighty The Outsider. The prose piece this time round is Wantling's remarkable study of Kafka's The Castle, entitled The World-Order is Based on a Lie. TanRandomExtras are once again sprinkled liberally amongst all versions... With a foreword by Professor Kevin Jones (see Only in the Sun) and new introduction from Len Fulton, one of Wantling's original publishers and the man behind Dustbooks.

112 pages. Approx. dimensions 160mm wide, 215mm tall. Handbound at Tangerine Press using heavy duty acid-free boards, conservation glue and hemp cord; Colorado Ruhr Milk Chocolate cloth; distinctive Tangerine logo stamped onto the front cover in black ink. 100 numbered and 26 lettered copies for sale. The letters T,H,E and F,I,X are slipcased. Text set in Baskerville Old Face. ISBN: 978-0-9553402-2-2

Numbered copies: 160gsm Canson Mi-Teintes Bruised Violet endpapers; 100gsm Natural White acid-free text paper; colour title page.

Lettered, lettered/slipcased copies: 160gsm Canson Mi-Teintes Poppy Red endpapers; 100gsm Natural White acid-free text paper; colour title page with a different design to numbered copies; The Wantling letter broadside is printed on Honey 160gsm paper and dates from late 1973--reproduced with kind permission from Trevor Reeves. Poetry broadside for all lettered, lettered/slipcased editions is printed on Aquamarine 160gsm paper.

'When a publisher puts that much care into the presentation of the poems then poetry has a chance of being considered as something more than an emphemeral rant. God, if only Bill could be alive to see what justice you did to his work!'
--Douglas Blazek, poet, publisher, small press legend.

Selected poems. Published November 2009. Chosen with an introduction by Dr. Albirt Umber. Billy Childish, a cult figure in Europe, the US and Japan, has recorded over 100 albums, produced 2000 paintings, published 40 collections of poetry and penned 4 novels. This new selection includes over 100 poems taken from his extensive back catalogue, as well as new material.

Handbound at the Tangerine workshop with cloth-covered heavy duty acid-free boards, conservation glue and hemp cord; distinctive Tangerine Press logo stamped onto the front cover in black ink; 100 numbered and 26 lettered copies for sale. Text set in Monotype Garamond.

Unusually for Mr. Childish, and in accordance with Dr. Umber’s vision, both formats of this collection have been broken down into themed sections. They are: Insects & Small Crawlers; Beasts; Love & Sex; Abuse & Forgiveness; Fathers & Sons; In Nature; With & Without God; Emotional Secretions.

Numbered copies: 152 pages. Pocket size, 116mm wide, 186mm tall. Colorado Ganges Mid Blue cloth; Tangerine logo and the poet's name stamped on the front cover in black ink; 3-page ‘stepped’ 160gsm Canson Mi-Tientes front endpapers--the page colours being Black, Grey Slate and Flannel Grey; 160gsm Canson Mi-Tientes Black back endpapers; 85gsm Fabriano Bio Prima Off-White archival quality, acid-free text paper; spot colour title page. The typographic layout/design of this edition was influenced by Jan Tschichold. An unspecified number of TanRandomExtra poetry broadsides will be tipped in at indescriminate moments. Copies numbered 1 to 50 have been signed (with gallows symbol in brown ink) by Mr. Childish and are sold without prejudice.
ISBN: 978-0-9553402-4-6.

Lettered/signed copies: 178 pages. Large format, approx 7”/175mm wide, 10”/250mm tall. Colorado Niagara Dark Red cloth; Tangerine logo and 'The Uncorrected' stamped on the front cover in black ink; 3-page ‘stepped’ 160gsm Canson Mi-Tientes front endpapers—the page colours being Yellow Sun, Burst Orange and Bruised Violet; 160gsm Canson Mi-Tientes Yellow Sun back endpapers; 100gsm Heritage Book White archival quality, Fourdrinier made, acid-free text paper; colour title page; section title pages include b&w woodcut images. Signed with gallows symbol in brown ink. All lettered copies include a tipped in drawing/watercolour self-portrait, produced especially for this edition. ISBN: 978-0-9553402-5-3.

"...the individuality of Childish will shock and abuse the reader."
--taken from Dr. Umber's lively introduction.