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Hands by TANNING, Dorothea and Jennifer MELBY (editors); A.R. Ammons; Anthony Hecht; Richard Howard; W.S. Merwin; Adrienne Rich; Richard Wilbur - 2004

by TANNING, Dorothea and Jennifer MELBY (editors); A.R. Ammons; Anthony Hecht; Richard Howard; W.S. Merwin; Adrienne Rich; Richard Wilbur

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Hands by TANNING, Dorothea and Jennifer MELBY (editors); A.R. Ammons; Anthony Hecht; Richard Howard; W.S. Merwin; Adrienne Rich; Richard Wilbur - 2004

Hands

by TANNING, Dorothea and Jennifer MELBY (editors); A.R. Ammons; Anthony Hecht; Richard Howard; W.S. Merwin; Adrienne Rich; Richard Wilbur

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New York: Academy of American Poets, 2004. A fine set. 7 x 7 inches. Seven bifolia, comprising title/colophon and six poems, each with portrait of the poet facing a reproduction of their manuscript poem, with printed poem on translucent paper inserted. Laid loose as issued in glazed paper printed portfolio. First edition, one of 200 copies only. The poems comprise: A.R. Ammons ("Weathering Here"); Anthony Hecht ("Anthem"); Richard Howard ("Elementary Principles at 72"); W.S. Merwin ("To Myself"); Adrienne Rich ("Wait"); and Richard Wilbur ("Asides"). Scarce: only three copies located in Worldcat/OCLC.
  • Bookseller Riverrun Books & Manuscripts US (US)
  • Book Condition Used - A fine set
  • Quantity Available 1
  • Publisher Academy of American Poets
  • Place of Publication New York
  • Date Published 2004

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HANDS; [Six poems]
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HANDS; [Six poems]

by Tanning, Dorothea, and Jennifer Melby, editors; A. R. Ammons, Anthony Hecht, Richard Howard, W. S. Merwin, Adrienne Rich, and Richard Wilbur

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[New York]: Academy of American Poets, no-date [2004]. First edition. One of only 200 copies. This one being Anthony Hecht's. Includes six poems by the six poets who responded "WITH WILLING HANDS" to Tanning and Melby's request to "PLEASE WRITE US A POEM": "Weathering here" (Ammons), "Anthem" (Hecht), "Elementary Principles at 72" (Howard), "To Myself" (Merwin), "Wait" (Rich), and "Asides" (Wilbur). Seven 7 x 7" folding cards housed in pearlescent quadra-fold envelope with title in green on front and circular green sticker seal at back. Designed by Silvano Nova & printed in Brooklyn at the Rolling Press. Includes the colophon card and one card for each poet. The colophon card has title in green on front, note by Tanning about the project, list of the six poets, and colophon (no date of publication indicated by OCLC notes "Distributed by the Academy on December 13, 2004"). The six poets' cards are blank on the outside and open to their portrait by David Alexander facing a facsimile of their poem in… Read More
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