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n.p. [Boston]: Greying Ghost Press, 2011. A poetry chapbook from Carl Annarummo's Greying Ghost Press, one of 90 copies. Jordan Davis's poems are written in response to Internet searches, and the search terms become the titles of the poems: Poem for a Sixth Wedding, Third Person Crying, Toothpaste Kids Sunburn, etc. SCARCE. PHYSICAL DETAILS: Octavo (8 3/8 x 5 5/8 inches;… Read more about this item

n.p. [Austin, Texas]: Liquid Paper Press, 2023. An anthology featuring works from the early years of Nerve Cowboy, a journal of contemporary poetry, fiction, art, and music that was published from 1996 to 2023. This anthology has contributions from more than 100 authors and artists. PHYSICAL DETAILS: Octavo (8 1/2 x 7 inches; 216 x 178 mm), 164 pages, in illustrated,… Read more about this item

Nicholasville, Kentucky: Wind Publications, 2003. First Edition. INSCRIBED by Diane Lockward on the title page: "Dear Reader, / Please enjoy the poems! / Diane Lockward / 2/16/03." A collection of poems by this New Jersey writer, who founded Terrapin Books, a publisher of poetry books. Striking cover art by Brian Rumbolo. PHYSICAL DETAILS: Small Quarto (9 x 6 inches; 230 x… Read more about this item

Cincinnati: WordTech Editions, 2010. INSCRIBED by the author on the title page: "All best wishes to Rice / with admiration! / Judy." A collection of poems by this New Jersey author on confronting cancer, mortality, and the limits of the body. PHYSICAL DETAILS: Small Quarto (9 x 6 inches; 228 x 153 mm), 83, [1] pages, in photo-illustrated, perfect-bound wrappers (soft… Read more about this item

West Caldwell, New Jersey: Terrapin Books, 2021. First Edition. A collection of nearly 50 poems by the Maine-based author, her first full-length collection. The striking cover art is a painting titled Snowmelt by Betty Schopmeyer. PHYSICAL DETAILS: Small Quarto (9 x 6 inches; 230 x 153 mm), 75, [7] pages, in illustrated, perfect-bound wrappers (soft cover). CONDITION: Some rubbing to wrappers… Read more about this item

Chicago: Haymarket Books, 2022. First Edition, First Printing. A collection of poems by this African-American poet, who lives in Chicago. PHYSICAL DETAILS: Small Quarto (9 x 6 inches; 227 x 153 mm), 54, [8] pages, in illustrated, perfect-bound wrappers (soft cover). Beautiful art work, "Split Hem," by Angela Davis Fegan. Cover design by Jamie Kerry. CONDITION: Lightest of edge wear. Near… Read more about this item

Princeton, New Jersey: Ragged Sky Press, 2006. INSCRIBED on the title page: "For Hilary / with gratitude - / Liz /June 15, 2006." A collection of poems by Elizabeth Anne Socolow, a founding member of U.S. 1 Poets' Cooperative in Princeton. A previous book, Laughing at Gravity: Conversations With Isaac Newton, won the Barnard Poetry Prize in 1987. SCARCE SIGNED.… Read more about this item

Millwood, Virginia: Sow's Ear Poetry Review, 2010. First Edition. INSCRIBED on the title page: "For Barbara / all love / Kathleen / 2014." A collection of poems, issued as Vol. XX, No. 1 of the Sow's Ear Poetry Review. SCARCE SIGNED. PHYSICAL DETAILS: Small Quarto (9 x 6 inches; 228 x 153 mm), 31, [1] pages, in illustrated, stapled wrappers (soft… Read more about this item

Brownsville, Vermont: Harbor Mountain Press, 2010. First Edition, First Printing. INSCRIBED on the title page: "For Tim -- / With warm / admiration - / Robert Farnsworth / 2-1-12." The third collection of poems by the Maine author, who taught for many years in the English Department at Bates College. PHYSICAL DETAILS: Octavo (8 x 5 inches; 203 x 127 mm),… Read more about this item

Studio City, California: Rattle Foundation, 2023. First Edition. A chapbook featuring five poems by John W. Evans, who is the Phyllis Draper Lecturer in Nonfiction at Stanford University. The subject: his divorce. Cover art by Max Beckmann. PHYSICAL DETAILS: Small Quarto (9 x 6 inches; 228 x 150 mm), 39, [1] pages, in illustrated, stapled wrappers (soft cover). CONDITION: Light edge… Read more about this item

Hopewell, New Jersey: Cool Women Press, 2013. A collection of poems by the New Jersey-based author, a member of the Cool Women Poets poetry and performance group. PHYSICAL DETAILS: Small Quarto (9 x 6 inches; 228 x 152 mm), 68 pages, in photo-illustrated, perfect-bound wrappers (soft cover). CONDITION: Fine.

Brooklyn: Pivot Press, 2005. First Edition. Two selections from an epic poem, "The Gardens of Flora Baum," by Julia Budenz (1934-2010). These selections concern the cult of Carmenta, the Roman goddess of childbirth. SCARCE. PHYSICAL DETAILS: Small Quarto (9 x 6 inches; 228 x 152 mm), 46, [4] pages, in perfect-bound wrappers (soft cover). CONDITION: Slight edge wear. Near Fine.

Glendo, Wyoming: High Plains Press, 1996. Reprint Edition. INSCRIBED on the title page: "Godspeed-- / Bob Roripaugh / Wyoming Poet Laureate." A collection of poems originally published in 1976 by Spirit Mound Press. High Plains Press issued this edition 20 years later. Roripaugh (1930-2019) was named Wyoming poet laureate in 1995. SCARCE SIGNED. PHYSICAL DETAILS: Octavo (8 1/2 x 5 1/2… Read more about this item

Buffalo, New York: White Pine Press, 2001. First Edition. A collection of prose poems by Peter Johnson (b. 1951). This collection won the 2001 James Laughlin Award of The Academy of American Poets. Statement from the Academy laid in. PHYSICAL DETAILS: Small Quarto (9 x 6 inches; 228 x 153 mm),59, [3] pages, in perfect-bound wrappers (soft cover). CONDITION: Light… Read more about this item

Cleveland: Cleveland State University Poetry Center, 2011. First Edition. A collection of poems by Emily Kendal Frey, who lives in Portland, Oregon. This collection won the Cleveland State University Poetry Center First Book Prize in 2010. PHYSICAL DETAILS: 12mo (7 x 6 inches; 178 x 152 mm), 61, [1] pages, in illustrated, perfect-bound wrappers (soft cover). CONDITION: Fine.

New York: Poetry Society of America, 2016. First Edition. A collection of poems by Amanda Turner, who lives in Portland, Oregon. Her subjects range from Bonnard and Gainsborough to Noh theatre (and plenty of other things). Selected and introduced by A. Van Jordan. Beautiful covers by Ashley Goldberg. SCARCE. PHYSICAL DETAILS: 12mo (7 1/4 x 5 1/4 inches; 184 x… Read more about this item

Boulder, Colorado: Self-published, n.d. [ca. 1974]. Scarce publication in Jack Collom's "the" series of poetry journals. From 1966 to 1977, the Boulder poet and teacher published 14 "the" issues, this one being number 12. Many well-known poets would often contribute works. This issue is divided into two sections. The first section contains poems by Carmen Vigil, Denise Levertov, David Meltzer,… Read more about this item

Lincoln, Nebraska: University of Nebraska Press, 2006. First Nebraska Paperback Printing. Collection of poems about the Great Plains Blizzard of January 12, 1888. This is a University of Nebraska reprint of the 1986 edition from Bieler Press. Octavo, unpaginated. Some curling to corners but internally clean and unmarked. Near Fine.

Georgetown, Kentucky: Finishing Line Press, 2019. First Edition, First Printing. Slender poetry chapbook by Winifred Hughes, who lives in Princeton. Her poems are mostly about the natural world. No 147 in the New Women's Voices Series. Octavo, 27, [5] pages, in illustrated wrappers (soft cover). Slight creasing to corners, a bit of rubbing and soiling to wrappers. Internally, clean… Read more about this item

San Francisco: City Lights Books, 1958. First Edition, First Printing. A scarce and attractive first printing of Gregory Corso's "Gasoline," his second collection of poetry. Priced at 95 cents on the back cover, this collection was Number Eight in City Lights' Pocket Poet Series. According to the standard bibliography on City Lights, 1,500 copies were printed (Ralph… Read more about this item