Memphis, TN: Ion Books/Raccoon, 1987. First Printing. Softcover. “What the twentieth century is about is hubris. Why was it so punishable to know what the gods knew or to act as if you knew it? Why did Prometheus get chained to the rock and subjected to everlasting torture for stealing fire from the gods? Why did Adam and Eve get thrown out of the Garden of Eden? Was Cassandra’s punishment..... More

Beloit, WI: Beloit College, 1956. First Edition. Stapled Wrappers. “It is not that the emperor has no clothes but that the clothes have no emperor. That is, our Mandarins Junior-Grade imitate docilely the literary clothing of Eliot, Pound, or Stevens but lack the rebellious originality that thirty years ago filled that clothing so imperially. Because lyricism requires unadjustedness, a maturity of technique in the very young is no longer the..... More

Jefferson, NC: McFarland & Company, Inc., 1986. First Printing. Softcover. This spring 1986 number of the academic literary journal features several essays & articles on the work of Wallace Stevens by poet David Ignatow & others; a review of a critical study of Robert Frost & more. Another great scholarly collectible in this series, in very fine condition with only very mild browning & spotting to spine, tiny bump-creases at..... More

New York, NY: Hanging Loose Press, 1993. First Printing. Softcover. This number of the literary & art journal features the fifth appearance of the acclaimed Native American writer Sherman Alexie (five poems including ""Apologies" & "Tiny Treaties"). Also contributions by Peter Bakowski (the poem "Around at Our Place"); James Broughton (the poem "Uncle Nestor's Last Birthday Cake"); Joanna Fuhrman (the poem "From the Abstract to the Real"); David Ignatow (two..... More

Flushing, NY: Sadruddin Aga Khan, 1975. First Printing. Softcover. This vintage number of the venerable literary journal then-chiefly edited by George Plimpton features deep interviews of two iconic twentieth-century British novelists of different generations: Kingsley Amis (1922-1995), conducted by Michael Barber & including a facsimile manuscript page; & P.G. Wodehouse (1881-1975) who had recently died as noted (therefore likely his final interview), conducted by Gerald Clarke (later a key biographer..... More

Fremont, MI: The Sumac Press, 1971. First Printing. Softcover. This number of the respected poetry journal edited by Michigan eminences Dan Gerber & the late legend Jim Harrison features contributions by Russell Banks (who would go on to become a most successful novelist); the profound & prolific Clayton Eshleman; the late, great Donald Hall; the award-winning David Ignatow (whose life span, I am compelled to note, coincided almost precisely with..... More

Athens, OH: Ohio University, 1987. First Printing. Softcover. Signed by Diane Wakoski. This number of the prestigious literary journal published by Ohio University at Athens begins with a "Special Feature: Poets on the Line" section, wherein a very distinguished group of American poets discuss & analyze that most basic feature of poetry- the line itself. Most contributions in this section are essays, including one by Diane Wakoski, the acclaimed &..... More