Dennis Cooper started Little Caesar Magazine in 1976 as a literary journal with an anarchist, punk rock spirit. From its humble beginnings as a skinny, low-tech zine dominated by poetry, it grew into a book sized magazine featuring poetry, fiction, portfolios of art and photography, essays, special theme issues, and interviews with a wide range of writers, artists, and pop culture figures (ranging from teen idol Leif Garrett to musicians like Johnny Rotten and Gram Parsons to porn director Toby Ross, to name but a few). In 1978, Cooper started Little Caesar Press, which wound up publishing 24 books of poetry and fiction by young and established contemporary authors (Joe Brainard, Amy Gerstler, Eileen Myles, Peter Schjeldahl, Elaine Equi, Ronald Koertge, Gerard Malanga, Tom Clark, et. al.), as well as the first and only English language translation of Arthur Rimbaud's final work, "Travels in Abyssinia". By the time the magazine ceased production after twelve issues in 1982, its contributors included such people as Andy Warhol, Lou Reed, Nico, Debbie Harry, Brian Eno, and many others. These days, issues of Little Caesar are highly sought after and have sold on the collector's market for as much $800. The Little Caesar Archive will be a rotating gallery of the best and scarcest material from the magazine.



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LITTLE CAESAR MAGAZINE For the first time ever on the internet, get a glimpse into the ledgendary Little Caesar Magazine. This rotating gallery features rare material from the magazine, available in downloadable PDF files. ENTER

LITTLE CAESAR PRESS Have a look through the Little Caesar Press catalogue at the 24 books published. Featuring works by such notable authors as Joe Brainard, Amy Gerstler, Eileen Miles, Gerard Malanga as well as Dennis Cooper himself. ENTER