Chicago, IL: Chicago University Press, 1987. First Edition. “Paul Breslin’s distinction as a critic of contemporary poetry is that he is willing to say things against, as well as for, the poet he’s writing about. Thus his criticism has a bite, too often absent from more single-minded approaches. The Psycho-Political Muse combines aesthetic and cultural responses in an exhilarating way, helping us think about both the poetry and the age..... More

Kansas City, Missouri: Hallmark, 1971. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. From the collection of Lawrence Ferlinghetti with gift inscription. "The poem "Parachutes, My Love, Could Carry Us Higher" by Barbara Guest is a poignant exploration of themes such as uncertainty, intimacy, and the delicate balance between safety and risk. The poem opens with a candid admission of not knowing, setting a tone of vulnerability and tenderness. The repeated line "Parachutes..... More

Palo Alto, CA: Pacific Books, 1964. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. "This is the sixteenth annual volume of the Borestone Mountain Poetry Awards - a series that has attained stature as "the best contemporaneous anthologies of poetry available" (Northwest Review, front pastedown sticker). Among the award-winning poems in this number of the prestigious series in which Scottish-born writer & lecturer Lionel Stevenson (1902-1973) was Chairman-Editor, include the classic earlier poems..... More