Barking Dog

(Barking Dog Press, 1968)

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David Budbill’s first book of poems. Privately printed. At the time this book was published Budbill was heavily under the influence of both the Spanish and South American Neo-Surrealists and their American champions, most particularly Robert Bly and James Wright.

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The poems in this volume also reflect Budbill’s involvement in the late 1960s with the work of Theodore Roethke.

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The cover drawing is by John E. Johnson, who, shortly after making this drawing, took a job with WABC-TV and in 1971 became the first reporter to be allowed into the Attica Prison after the rebellion there. John Johnson went on to be come anchor of the 11:00 p.m. news first at WABC-TV, then WNBC-TV in New York City.