Gathering the Tribes (Yale series of younger poets) by Carolyn Forche ISBN 13: 9780300019834

Yale University Press. Used - Good. Former library book; may include library markings. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages.

New Haven and London: Yale University Press, 1976. Forward by Stanley Kunitz. Volume 71 of the Yale Series of Younger Poets. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. Prior owner name along fore edge of front paste down, completely hidden by front flap. 1/8" chip at head of spine. Her scarce 1st book of poetry.. First Edition. Cloth. Near Fine/Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Yale University Press, 1976-01-01. Hardcover. New. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title!

New Haven and London: Yale University Press, 1976. Near fine in very good plus dust jacket.. First edition of Forché's first poetry collection, inscribed to fellow poet Denise Levertov. Carolyn Forché is a multifaceted poet, educator, and activist, whose politically-engaged poetry blends the personal with larger concepts and global events. Exploring themes of kinship, GATHERING THE TRIBES traverses rural life, motherhood, and Sapphic desire. The collection won the Yale Series of Younger Poets Award in 1975, when Forché was 24, and landed her a publishing deal. This copy bears an inscription to fellow poet Denise Levertov, who would later call Forché "a poet who's doing what I want to do" (PoetryDispatch). A warm association between two major American poets. 8'' x 5''. Original brown cloth binding with gilt lettering. Original pictorial dust jacket, unclipped ($6.00), illustrated by Arleen Targan. 58 pages. Inscribed by the author in ink to half-title: "For Denise, / I have long / wanted to meet… Read More