Alan Austin [editor]; Ishmael Reed; Ortiz Walton; Robert Creeley

Black Box 2 [Signed by Ishamel Reed]

Washington DC: The New Classroom, 1972. Very Good. Item #47941

Washington DC: The New Classroom [Watershed Foundation], 1972. Set of two white cassette tapes housed in a white cardboard box. (18.5x11cm) Cover design by Hunter W. Jones printed in black on cover and spine. Blue paste-down on verso has original $7.95 price and lists contributors. Box toned with some edgewear and rubbing. Lacks liner notes. Signed in black ink on front of box by Ishmael Reed who preforms three jazz-poems he called "Hoodoo Songs" on the tapes along with Ortiz Walton. Overall, Very Good condition. Scarce in retail. The Black Box audio poetry magazine ran for more than 10 years, reaching audiences both through circulation and through broadcasts on National Public Radio.
Reference:
"Poetry to Their Ears: Black Box Celebrates 10 Years with Optimism" The Washington Post, December 12, 1982.

Price: $150.00