Richard Brautigan's Trout Fishing in America, the Pill Versus the Springhill Mind Disaster, and in Watermelon Sugar by Richard Brautigan (1989, Paperback, Illustrated)

Brautigan set the tone for millions around the world in establishing beatniks as story tellers. This born-again bohemian earned his place among San Francisco poets after a childhood in the Northwest. He managed to break into print as a sidewalk poet by hawking his own lyrics on North Beach street corners. This book is well-crafted on good paper, a strong binding, and deserves collecting by those interested in 20th Century American culture. Some interesting cartoon art.

Love Poem
by Richard Brautigan

It's so nice
to wake up in the morning
all alone
and not have to tell somebody
you love them
when you don't love them
any more.