Ole' (magazine)
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Ole' magazine was one of the first small literary magazines produced by mimeograph to reach a nationwide audience. Published by Sacramento poet and editor
History and profile
Ole was founded in 1964.[1] The first edition of the magazine, published by The Mimeo Press of Bensenville, Illinois, was edited by Douglas Blazek.[1] It was "Dedicated to the Cause of Making Poetry Dangerous", and featured three poems by Charles Bukowski ("Watchdog", "Freedom" and "Age"). Bukowski's work would be featured in all eight editions; other contributors were Harold Norse (whose work would be featured in a special issue, Ole' #5 in 1966), Al Purdy, Steve Richmond and William Wantling.
The print runs of each issue were limited to 400 copies, which were individually numbered. Beginning with Issue #5, the publisher became Blazek's own Open Skull Press (some/all printed by Charles Plymell in San Francisco, California, who is featured in many issues), also of Bensenville. Other contributors to Ole' included Bukowski acolyte
See also
References
- ^ a b c "Douglas Blazek and Ole". verdant press. Retrieved 26 August 2016.