In London by Creeley, Robert - 1970

Bolinas, California: Angel Hair Books. Very Good-. 1970. Limited Edition. Softcover. Wraps toned and soiled, as so many are with this edition. Some toned offsetting from an adjacent book. A bit of wave to the head edge of the front.; Thirty-five minimalist, idiosyncratic, freely-constructed poems of experimental technique. Most are terse, some are brief prose poetry, all are non-rhyming, and all challenge the reader to parse and interpret them as poems. An example: "Her strict eye / her lovely voice." Another example titled (for Jim Dine): most common simple / address words everything / in one clear call to me." Robert Creeley (1926-2005) published over 60 books of poetry. These poems were completed July 14, 1969, and published while he was an instructor at State University of New York at Buffalo. Provenance: From the library and estate of Kenward Elmslie, prolific poet associated with the New York School of poetry, editor, performer, and founder of Z Magazine and Z press. Published by Angel Hair Books, this copy is one of a limited edition of 200 printed by the fine press Grabhorn-Hoyem, San Francisco CA. Angel Hair Books was the imprint of Anne Waldman and Lewis Marsh, publishers of many emerging styles and schools of poetry. Large 8vo, 10" x 7". Unpaginated, [2 blank],9,[blank]. Printed on buff colored, laid paper, and bound in buff colored, mould made, string bound, stiff paper wraps. On the front is a paper label with title and an illustration framed in red rules. In Very Good- condition. ; B&W Illustrations; Large 8vo 9" - 10" tall; 12 pages .