Journal Issue
Waste Land in Russell Square by Roy MacGregor-Hastie gives Trace no. 32 its clearest point of entry, while Towards Print by Gil Orlovitz and (The Manholes of Pity : a Dialog) by Gil Orlovitz widen the issue’s field. Dated June–July 1959, this substantial number indexes 12 pieces or named sections, moving between literary argument, creative work, reviews, correspondence, and the practical business of little-magazine culture. The order matters: recurring editorial features sit beside contributions with their own formal and critical demands, so the magazine reads as an active conversation rather than a neutral container. The reader’s edition makes that sequence easy to follow; the original scan preserves the cover, page design, advertisements, visual material, and directory apparatus that locate the writing in its first publication. Together, the two editions show James Boyer May sustaining both a literary forum and a working map of the independent publishing network.
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- Waste Land in Russell Square — Roy MacGregor-Hastie [Contribution, p. 4]
- Towards Print — Gil Orlovitz [Essay, p. 9]
- (The Manholes of Pity : a Dialog) — Gil Orlovitz [Contribution, p. 9]
- Editors Write [Correspondence, p. 14]
- Nomad — James Boyer May [Contribution, p. 23]
- A Contemporary Sketch — James Boyer May [Contribution, p. 24]
- The Leaves Still — U.S.A York [Contribution, p. 26]
- The Leaves Still Talk — $2.00 — U.S.A York [Contribution, p. 27]
- Langston Hughes and My Students — Fraser Drew [Contribution, p. 28]
- Fahrenheit 1996 — Clement Droz [Contribution, p. 32]
- Time for Rebellion — H. G. Coulter [Contribution, p. 41]
- Addenda [Editorial, p. 45]
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Trace, no. 32 (June–July 1959). Text/Tech Journals reader’s edition, 2026.