"I'll meet you by the third pyramid
I'll meet you by the third pyramid
Ah come on, that's what I want,
We'll meet in Mesopotamia. Oh oh oh"
The B-52's Mesopotamia, 1982
Third Pyramid Press is a small press publisher of poetry and fiction inherently inspired by writers' experiences of music and art. It is run by Artist, Writer and DJ Gina Baber.
The first A6 pamphlet edition is Love Poems by Gina Baber.
Printed in an edition of 50 on neon pink + 50 on lilac with risographed covers, hand-stamped and numbered.
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Available to pre-order here from December 2020
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A Paratextual and Bibliographical Study of 'Howl' by Allen Ginsberg
Selection of slides and quotes from a presentation at the Post-war Printing Conference
11th October, 2019 Weston Library, University of Oxford
Read the paper here
"The priestly ex-book-thief arrived and thrust a small black and white book into my hand...I took it and flipped it open...and found myself in the middle of Howl...turned to the beginning and was caught up immediately in that sad, powerful opening...I knew that this Allen Ginsberg...had broken ground for all of us - simply by getting this published."
- Diane di Prima Memoirs of a Beatnik, 1969
"The pamphlet, pocket size format, and stapled binding of the Pocket Poets Series is very important in the association with countercultural and alternative literature."
"The cover design for Howl and Other Poems, creates a 'series emblem' and immediate association with alternative poetry; independent publishing; the San Francisco Scene; Beat Poets; and the Counterculture - a reader of the Pocket Poets Series and Howl would perhaps feel a part of this 'scene,' creating a sense of cultural inclusivity and identity."
