Barber, Hazel; Eikel, Harriette

Texas Haiku 1978

Harlingen, TX, United Printers and Publishers. Wraps. no date, circa 1978. Light blue wraps. Pagination varies throughout. A collection of haiku poetry reflecting on life and landscape in Texas, and how this landscape affects those immersed in it. Arranged into various sections. GOOD condition, slightly ex-library, with a donation bookplate on the inside front cover (indicating this volume was donated to the library by the authors). No other library treatments present. Minor uneven fading, toning and offsetting to the covers. Light soiling. Some scuffing along the extremities. Good .

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Book number: 012238

Catalogue: Poetry

Keywords: Noisbn

Barnes, Kay

Mortal Means

Cincinnati, Cherry Grove Collections, 2004. Wraps. Trade paperback. Signed and inscribed by the author. 76 pp. A collection using the life of St. Therese of Lisieux to reflect women's lives both past and present. VERY GOOD condition. Light fading. Faint diagonal crease to the upper front corner. Very Good .

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Book number: 009800

Catalogue: Poetry

Keywords: Noisbn

Wormser, Baron et al.

The Black Fly Review. #7, Spring 1986

Fort Kent, ME, University of Maine, Publisher, 1986. Wraps. Illustrated wraps. 72 pp. A little magazine published at the University of Maine, Fort Kent, focusing on poetry. With work by Baron Wormser and many others. GOOD+ condition. Minor uneven fading and soiling to the covers. Minor scuffing along the spine. Good .

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Book number: 015779

Catalogue: Poetry

Keywords: Noisbn Little Magazines

Barr, John

Veterans Day, 1985

No Place, Ives Street Press, 1989. Wraps. Small oblong booklet. Black wraps cut at an angle to expose gray paper beneath, reminiscent of the Vietnam Memorial in Washington, DC. 4 pages. A one page poem reflecting on the author's experience at the Vietnam Memorial, accompanied by a simple but effective small press rendition of the memorial into book form. NEAR FINE. Light edgewear. Near Fine .

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Book number: 009381

Catalogue: Poetry

Keywords: Noisbn

Basho, Matsuo

Monkey's Raincoat

New York, Grossman Publishers, 1973. Wraps. Stated first edition (in this form). Glossy wraps. 107 pp. With a few illustrations. An English language translation of an anthology of poetry by Basho and his disciples, originally published around 1691, and featuring haiku for which Basho is known. Translated by Maeda Cana. GOOD condition. Wrappers soiled and toned, with minor scuffing and edgewear. Good .

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Book number: 018586

Catalogue: Poetry

Keywords: Noisbn

Baudelaire, Charles

Le Spleen de Paris. Petits Poemes En Prose

France, Roissard Grenoble, 1967. Limited. Wraps. #195 of 974 copies issued. White printed wraps in pink cloth bound folder in matching slipcase. 149 pp. Illustrations by Van Hamme throughout. All text in French. A limited edition printing of this classic of French poetry, utilizing prose poetry to explore the impact of modernization on the city of Paris and its residents. This includes the poor, women and artists. Often considered a precursor to the Modernist movement in literature. VERY GOOD condition. Minor toning and a hint of foxing to the wraps. Folder and slipcase faded, heaviest along the spines, with some soiling and scuffing. Very Good .

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Book number: 010590

Catalogue: Poetry

Keywords: Noisbn

Baxter, James Phinney

Two Rhymes

Portland, ME, Loring Short and Harmon, Publisher, 1902. Hard Cover. Blue paper covered boards with cream cloth spine. Unpaginated, roughly 25 pp. Black and white illustrations by Charles Copeland throughout. A collection of two longish historical poems by James Phinney Baxter, perhaps reflecting on life in Portland, Maine, although the town goes unmentioned. Baxter was a mayor of Portland, Maine, as well as an historical scholar. GOOD condition. Uneven moderate toning to the covers. Some soiling. Paper worn at the corner of the covers. Interior binding weak but intact. Owner's stamp on the first endpaper. Good .

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Book number: 019841

Catalogue: Poetry

Keywords: Noisbn

Beckett, Tom

Soluble (Senses) Census

Atwater, OH, Tonsure Press, 1984. First Edition. Wraps. First edition, one of 350 copies. Wraps. 38 pp. A collection of poetry by Tom Beckett, a poet often associated with the LANGUAGE school of poetry. He was the editor of the journal 'The Difficulties,' from 1980 to 1990. VERY GOOD condition. Minor soiling, rubbing and fading. Very Good .

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Book number: 010552

Catalogue: Poetry

Keywords: Noisbn

Behn, Robin

Paper Bird. Poems

Lubbock, TX, Texas Tech University Press, 1988. First Edition. Cloth. First edition. Gray cloth in unclipped jacket. Inscribed by the author. 77 pp. The first collection of poems by Behn. Winner of the 1987 Edith Shiffert Prize in poetry. VERY GOOD condition. Minor fading, bumping and edgewear to the jacket. Very Good/Very Good.

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Book number: 009825

Catalogue: Poetry

Keywords: Noisbn

Beissel, Henry

Season of Blood. A Suite of Poems

Oakville, Canada, Mosaic Press, 1984. Wraps. Trade paperback. 45 pp. SIGNED, with a short inscription, by Henry Beissel. A collection of three longer poems composed of shorter verses, reflecting on death and rebirth through images of nature and war. Henry Beissel is a Canadian poet and playwright, as well as winner of several awards. VERY GOOD condition. Minor fading and rubbing. Light curling along the extremities. Very Good .

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Book number: 010530

Catalogue: Poetry

Keywords: Noisbn

Belson, Mary

Poetic Gift: Containing Barbauld's Hymns in Verse

New Haven, S. Babcock, 1841. Original Wraps. Original saddle sewn wraps. Part of Babcock's Toy Books series. With black and white woodcuts throughout. Front cover with small illustrated vignettes of children doing various activities, including one depicting BASEBALL, where a batter stands poised to hit a ball, with another child sitting by, looking on, and a third in the distance, perhaps the pitcher. In GOOD condition. Moderate soiling and a few minor stains. Moderate scuffing and fading to the covers. Minor edge wear. Interior solid with moderate foxing, minor sporadic soiling and a previous owner's inscription in ink on the first endpaper. Good .

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Book number: 002733

Catalogue: Poetry

Keywords: Baseball Illustration

Crum, Beverly and Earl; Dayley, Jon P.

Newe Hupia. Shoshoni Poetry Songs

Logan, UT, Utah State University Press, 2001. Trade Paperback. Trade paperback. MISSING CD in the rear pocket. 276 pp. A few black and white photos present. A collection of poetry songs by the Shoshoni people, written in Shoshoni and English, and accompanied by an English to Shoshoni lexicon. VERY GOOD condition. Minor rubbing and edgewear. MISSING audio CD. Very Good .

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Book number: 020128

Catalogue: Poetry

Keywords: Noisbn Indigenous/Native American

Bidart, Frank

Star Dust. Poems

New York, Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2005. First Edition. Cloth. First edition, first printing. Black cloth in unclipped jacket. 84 pp. A collection of poetry by American poet Frank Bidart, a winner of the Pulitzer Prize for poetry. VERY GOOD condition. Minor fading and rubbing to the jacket and book. Very Good/Very Good.

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Book number: 019205

Catalogue: Poetry

Keywords: Noisbn

Bijou, Rachelle

Entrance to the City

New York, Buffalo Press, 1978. Wraps. Glossy pictorial wraps. Text block laid into the wrappers, loose, perhaps as issued, as no evidence of removal is present. Unpaginated. A collection of poetry reflecting on city life and modern culture, drawing on conversations and recollections and perhaps loosely associated with L=A=N=G=U=A=G=E poetry. GOOD+ condition. Some creasing, minor soiling and toning to the wraps. Small staple type indent to the upper right corner. Good .

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Book number: 007260

Catalogue: Poetry

Keywords: Noisbn

Blackburn, Paul; Duncan, Robert; Sorrentino, Gilbert; Snyder, Gary; Corman, Cid; Wakoski, Diane; Spero, Nancy (artist)

Caterpillar 1. October, 1967

New York, Clayton Eshelman, Publisher, 1967. Wraps. Small, squarish illustrated wraps.140 pp. With cover art and 6 gouches by Nancy Spero. The first issue of this 'little magazine,' featuring poetry by Paul Blackburn, Robert Duncan, Gary Snyder, Diane Wakoski and others. The art by Spero portrays images of war and is perhaps (though not attributed in the magazine) from her War Series. Caterpillar was a noted little magazine devoted to giving voice to underrepresented and experimental poets and writers (see Anderson and Kinzie) as well as work in visual arts, film, etc (Clay and Phillips p. 125). GOOD+ condition. Wrappers browned along the spine, with minor staining to the rear cover. Minor soiling, scuffing and edgewear. Interior clean and solid. Good .

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Book number: 006797

Catalogue: Poetry

Keywords: Noisbn Little Magazines