Backwoods Broadsides Chaplet Series: A Complete Set of Signed Lettered Copies (100 Separate Broadsides)

Ellsworth, Maine: Backwoods Broadsides / Sylvester Pollet, 1994-2006. First Edition, First Printing. A rare complete set of the Backwoods Broadsides Chaplet Series, featuring 100 different poets. Each is one of only 26 lettered and SIGNED copies. (Our set is letter Y.) Total edition sizes ranged from 300 copies at the beginning of the series in 1994 to 750 copies when the series ended in 2006. Each broadside appears on a single sheet, folded to create 8 panels. 8 1/2 x 3 1/2 inches (215 x 90 mm) when folded. The series contains a remarkable collection of writers, including established poets such as Amiri Baraka, Robert Creeley, Jerome Rothenberg, Anne Waldman, Alice Notley, Diane Di Prima, Dick Higgins, Jackson Mac Low, Joanne Kyger, Jack Hirschman, Carl Rakosi, Aram Saroyan, Anselm Hollo, and many others. But it's not just big names. There are many emerging or lesser-known poets as well. (Please inquire for a complete list.)Sylvester Pollet (1939-2007) was the mastermind behind this series. He was an associate editor of the National Poetry Foundation and taught creative writing at the University of Maine, Orono. According to the previous owner of this set, "He [Pollet] published work under the Backwoods Broadsides imprint for many years, but the chaplet series was his 'heart' project." Included with the set is Pollet's "farewell" letter to subscribers ending the series in 2006. OCLC FirstSearch shows numerous institutional holdings of individual broadsides (presumably unsigned copies). But as far as we can determine, only the University of Wisconsin has a complete set of the series. There were no other sets in commerce as of March 14, 2019. A rare, complete set, one of only 26 sets signed by the authors. #101776

CONDITION: Fine.