Thursday, September 10, 2020

Letters to Lady Ruth, Queen of the S.S. System, Board 46 by James Sorcic (1969)



 Letters to Lady Ruth, Queen of the S.S. System, Board 46

James Sorcic

Gunrunner Press

Milwaukee, WI

(c) 1969


This is actually pretty important document. It's an anti-VIETNAM - war (draft) poetry blast. It harkens back to the time before the all volunteer military force. I almost said before endless war (with a nod to Daniel Collins) but the truth of the matter is that this country has been "at war" with someone or another since it's beginnings and two hundred years before that. Since the first European set foot on this continent. And prior to that, the Native peoples were at war with each other. So it goes back to the humans on this land mass, per se. 


Also, it's the same James Sorcic who I mentioned two entries ago. Part of that thread of history through chapbooks that he and his wife had. 


This is one of 300 copies printed at the time. 

2 comments:

Jan sorcic said...

Is there somewhere I can buy this, Jim was my brother and I have been looking tor this for a long time?

stevenallenmay said...

Jan - if you ever return - please contact me at Steven.allenmayATgmailDOTcom.