Giorno Poetry Systems: Life Is a Killer (1982)

New York City: Giorno Poetry Systems (advertising, mailer), 1982.
11" x 8.5" closed (11" x 25.5" open), six pages, tri-fold for mailing.

The first page is an advertisement for the album Life Is a Killer [GPS 027], which includes:

• Amiri Baraka
• William S. Burroughs
• Jim Carroll
• Jayne Cortez
• Four Horsemen (b.p. Nichol, Steve McCaffery, Paul Dutton, and Rafael-Barreto Rivera)
• John Giorno
• Brion Gysin
• Rose Lesniak
• Ned Sublette

The second page is an advertisement for the album You're the Guy I Want to Share My Money With [GPS 020-021], by Laurie Anderson, John Giorno, and William S. Burroughs, reading from The Red Night Tour.

The third page has advertisements for The Nova Convention (cassette release) [GPS 016-017] and Sugar, Alcohol, & Meat [GPS 018-019, more details at this post].

The fourth page is an order form.

The fifth page is an advertisement for Who You Staring At? by Glenn Branca and John Giorno [GPS-025].

The sixth page has advertisements for the albums One World Poetry [GPS 028-029], Polyphonix 1 [GPS 024], and John Giorno & Anne Waldman [GPS 010-011]. The One World Poetry album includes:

• Ed Sanders
• Richard Murphy
• Ad Zuiderent
• Lizzy Sara May
• Linton Kwesi Johnson
• Miguel Algarin
• Vincente Zito Lema
• Barbara Barg
• Avant Squares
• John Giorno
• William S. Burroughs
• Jim Carroll
• Jerry Garcia & Bob Weir
• Lawrence Ferlinghetti
• Dick Higgins
• David Henderson
• Franco Beltrametti
• Diane di Prima
• Michael McClure
• Ken Kesey
• Simon Vinkenoog
• H.H. der Balkt
• Hans Plomp
• Mignon van Ingen
• Remco Campert
• Judith Herzberg
• Leo van der Zalm
• J. Bernlef
• Elly van de Waarsenburg
• Wiel Kusters
• Frank M. Arion
• Johnny van Doom
• Henri Chopin
• Ton Lebbink
• Mazisi Kunene
• Michael Gibbs
• Uli Becker
• Alfred Miersch
• Bernard Heidsieck

This item acquired from Philip Smith, Bookseller (Berkeley, CA.)