Various (Rago, Henry (Editor); Berrigan, Daniel; Bly, Robert; Creeley, Robert; Sexton, Anne et al.)

Poetry Vol. 100 No. 5 (August 1962)

Chicago, IL: Poetry Foundation, 1962. First Edition (Library Copy). Softcover. "Dead center of my span, | and most aware | Of those three who spin, | Tie and tear, | I take my wife as wife | And son as son, | And claim this skein my life | Until it's done." (opening stanzas, Announcement pg. 300, Anthony Ostroff). Founded in 1912 by American literary critic and scholar Harriet Monroe (1860-1936), Poetry is still in operation today, offering phenomenal poetry to readers all across the world. Originally titled Poetry: A Magazine of Verse, Monroe started and edited the magazine as a supporter of the poets Wallace Stevens (1879-1955), Ezra Pound (1885-1972), T. S. Eliot (1888-1965), William Carlos Williams (1883-1963), Carl Sandburg (1878-1967), Max Michelson (1880-1953) and others. Monroe's connection to many of America's greatest poets played an important role in the development of modern poetry. Featured in this 5th number in the 100th volume of the historic publication edited by American poet and theologist Henry Rago (1915-1969) are some true literary standouts: Seven poems (pgs. 271-277) from American Pulitzer Prize-winning poet Anne Sexton (1928-1974) including the stellar Wallflowers (pg. 277); Mortality (pg. 284) & eight other poems (pgs. 283-285) from American Jesuit priest, poet & activist Daniel Berrigan (1921-2016); Mythopoetic Men's Movement poet Robert Bly (1926-2021) presents Hunting Pheasants in a Cornfield (pg. 279) in addition to seven varying poems (pgs. 278-282) & Black Mountain poet Robert Creeley (1926-2005) proffers his honest criticism of English poet Algernon Charles Swinburne's (1837-1909) Swinburne: Poems & Swinburne: A Selection (pgs.324-328). As an added bonus, American Pulitzer Prize-winning Objectivist poet George Oppen (1908-1984) puts forward his criticism of the recent poetry releases from some of Third Mind Books' patron-saints, Allen Ginsberg, Charles Olson & Michael McClure, Three Poets (pgs. 329-330). With Commentary, News Notes, Contributors section & much more. From the collection of Albert Glover (1942-2026), the esteemed American poet, editor, bibliographer, publisher & academician who was the foremost remaining authority on the aforementioned Charles Olson (1910-1970). Glover was a student of & anointed by the Maximus Master himself at SUNY Buffalo during the 1960s, & had ever since served outstandingly to bear the Olsonian Torch. Third Mind Books is deeply saddened by the recent passing of our friend & mentor. Trade-Format Softcover, presumed first-&-only printing. A rich & rewarding literary collectible in its singularly rarest original form, of particular interest to the Sexton & Beat Generation/Black Mountain scholar-completist, with relevant association & distinguished provenance. In relatively quite near-fine-to-fine condition with mild rubbing, age-toning, fading, faint scratching & occasional spotting to front, back covers & spine; a touch of wear & a few tiny bumps, creases at/from edges & corners of same; some vertical wrinkling/mild creasing at spine; a "Coventry Library" stamp, "31" handwritten in black grease pen & "np" handwritten in black ink appear along top fine edge of front cover; light rubbing, age-toning & occasional spot-staining to edges of text block. Interior near-fine-to-fine with light age-toning to inner covers & page leaves (chiefly at blank margins/edges); tiny bumps, faint creases at esp. upper corners of leaves; "Coventry Library" stamp at top corner of page leaves 271 & 319. Near Fine-Fine. [Item #9554]

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