click to enlargeThis little gem was laid into an issue of George Hitchcock’s seminal kayak literary magazine. From 1964-1984 the magazine, along with kayak press, was one of the premier literary magazines in the country. Though the focus leaned toward surrealist, imagist, and political poetry Hitchcock published early books by Raymond Carver, Charles Simic, Philip Levine, W.S. Merwin and James Tate.
Hitchcock was also well known for his rejection slips which would often include an old woodcut or image he found along with the bad news.
Above is one of his subscription renewal notices. It reads:
Your subscription expires with this issue:
to avoid emotional complications, please
remit $5.00 for the next year (3 issues)
for the staff
Majorie Simon [one of the magazine’s editors]
For more on Hitchcock:
In 2003 Story Line Press published One-Man Boat: The George Hitchcock Reader which features a section on kayak.