Talk:Please Plant This Book

 None of the links of this article still works, the article would need a refresh  — Preceding unsigned comment added by 109.7.248.8 (talk) 14:26, 22 December 2018 (UTC) 

I agree with the above. This seems to be an issue across wiki entries for Richard Brautigan, as his website remains down. I have attempted to find citations which can confirm all of the information in this page but there is still a lot more work that needs to be done to find information which confirms the minor details which make this article so interesting.

So far the following main articles provide the following information:

https://poets.org/poet/richard-brautigan

• the book had 8 self published poems on the back of separate seed packet envelopes

https://exhibitions.library.columbia.edu/exhibits/show/global-revolutions/new-movements-rise/please-plant-this-book

• There are 6000 individual copies created

https://static.lib.virginia.edu/sixties/lit/1968/index.html

• It was intended to be a free handout. (But not that subsequent re-releases were permitted under the condition they were free)

https://www.literaturewales.org/our-projects/dinefwr-literature-festival/

• That this event did take place and did indeed involve ‘an event’ with Ianthe Brautigan but no further description. The Brautigan Book Club, who were involved in this event have some amazing footage behind the scenes, but sadly as a blog it is not the best citation, I will link it anyway:
• https://thebrautiganbookclub.wordpress.com/2012/06/24/the-making-ofplease-plant-this-book-londondin/
• https://thebrautiganbookclub.wordpress.com/2013/06/30/planting-the-future/

https://gridphilly.com/blog-home/2018/06/18/local-poet-francis-daulerios-final-collaboration-with-frightened-rabbits-scott-hutchison/

• “Brautigan’s original work contained passages on California native flowers, carrots, lettuce, calendula, squash, shasta daisy, parsley and sweet Alyssum royal carpet”

Big Bulky Eeny Meany Industries (talk) 23:16, 13 March 2024 (UTC)