Please Plant This Book is the sixth volume of poetry published by American writer Richard Brautigan. The collection consists of a glued folder containing eight seed packets, with a poem printed on the front of each.[1] The book was Brautigan's last self-publishing venture.[2] The edition had a run of 6,000 free copies.[3] The entire edition was offered for free distribution; permission to reprint the collection was explicitly granted, as long as the new printing was also offered free of charge. Although a relatively large edition for an early Brautigan work, it is now considered a rarity.
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| Author | Richard Brautigan |
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| Cover artist | Bill Brock |
| Language | English |
| Genre | Poetry |
| Publisher | Richard Brautigan |
Publication date | 1968 |
| Publication place | United States |
| Media type | Print (Softcover) |
| Preceded by | All Watched Over by Machines of Loving Grace |
| Followed by | The Pill Versus the Springhill Mine Disaster |
The eight poem titles and associated seed packets are as follows:[4][5]
Dinefwr Literature Festival
This project was re-created for the Dinefwr Literature Festival, which took place in June 2012[6] in West Wales. The start of the festival was celebrated through events inspired by the author. In addition to reprinting the poetry folders, the public was taken on a walk through the grounds where a pomegranate tree, nicknamed "the Brautigan pomegranate", was planted. Ianthe Brautigan, Brautigan's daughter, flew in from San Francisco to join in the celebrations.
