Mother I Would Like . . . to Know More About



And here is Poems by John Giorno with a cover by Robert Rauschenberg and a frontispiece by Les Levine. Schjeldahl is listed as the editor.  He and MacAdams are listed as editors for Bingo.  No mention of others.  That said parts of the Giorno were printed in Spice and C as well as Mother.  So let's add Tom Clark to the mix.  Or did Berrigan send this off to Mother (NY)?  How involved was Giorno?  How did Rauschenberg and Levine come on board?

Here is a selection from The American Book of the Dead

I can't get no
satisfaction
I can't get no
satisfaction
cause I try
and I try
and I try
and I try
I can't get no
I can't get no
no no no
that's what I say
I can't get no
I can't get no
I can't get no
satisfaction
no satisfaction
no satisfaction
no satisfaction


How about coming on and telling me some useful information?  Help a brother out on this Mother.

JB

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