Jefferson, NC: McFarland & Company, Inc., 1985. First Printing. Softcover. This vintage fall 1985 number of the poetry journal features an essay on the prose poems of John Ashbery by S. H. Miller, & a comparative essay on poems by Robert Bly & James Wright by Victoria Frankel Harris. Also in this issue are reviews of critical works on James Merrill, William Carlos Williams & others; & more. Another important..... More
[Item #1910]
Jefferson, NC: McFarland & Company, Inc., 1986. First Printing. Softcover. This winter 1986 number of the scholarly literary journal features an essay on William Carlos Williams' poetry by Audrey T. Rogers, appreciations of poet David Ignatow including one by Michigan poet Diane Wakoski, excerpts from Ignatow's notebooks, an article on the poetry of Elizabeth Bishop by Carolyn Handa & more. Also reviews of works by Robert Duncan, Kenneth Rexroth &..... More
[Item #1911]
Jefferson, NC: McFarland & Company, Inc., 1990. First Printing. Softcover. Another very eclectic number of the scholarly journal, with a wide variety of subjects: Essays on John Ashbery's work by Margueritte S. Murphy, Elizabeth Bishop's by Jacqueline Vaught Brogan, Robert Bly's by Victoria Frenkel Harris & William Carlos Williams' by William Doreski; notes on Bob Dylan's poetry-lyrics by James W. Earl; reviews of works on Beat-related poets Robert Creeley &..... More
[Item #1923]
London, England: Common Margins Ltd., (Copyrighted) 1988. First Printing. Softcover. Signed by Clayton Eshleman. This number of the literary journal edited by Robin Magowan & Walter Perrie in Dunning, Scotland & published in London features two contributions by Clayton Eshleman. A renowned American poet, translator & scholar, Eshleman has long resided near us in Ypsilanti, Michigan, our friend & mentor. Eshleman's poem "During Bacon" is an intense contemplation of the..... More
[Item #3342]
New York, NY: Stanley Lewis, 1972. First Printing. Softcover. Signed by Diane Wakoski. This very first number of the critical literary journal edited by noted author Herbert Leibowitz features many learned reviews & essays about a vast array of poets & their works representing myriad schools & movements. In one case, a major poet is both a critic & the subject of criticism: Diane Wakoski, the acclaimed & prolific Beat-influenced..... More
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