The Collected Poems of Weldon Kees. Edited by Donald Justice

Kees, Weldon

Published by The Stone Wall Press, Iowa City, Iowa, 1960

About this Item

First Edition, no. 59 of 180 copies printed on Rives Light by Kimber Merker and Raeburn Miller, out of a total edition of. 140pp. 1 vols. Tall 8vo. Collects the three volumes of poetry Kees published before his disappearance in 1955: The Last Man, The Fall of the Magicians, and Poems 1947-1954. Donald Justice had sent a letter to Kees, including both his youthful admiration and a sestina, a form which Kees always something of a formalist was fond of employing, along with the villanelle and the sonnet. The letter was only fielded posthumously by Kees' father, who let the young poet edit this collection, which was released as a trade paperback later in the year, establishing Kees' fame and influence with a younger generation. Berger 8 Publisher's quarter morocco and paper over boards. Fine First Edition, no. 59 of 180 copies printed on Rives Light by Kimber Merker and Raeburn Miller, out of a total edition of. Seller Inventory # 346760

Bibliographic Details

Title: The Collected Poems of Weldon Kees. Edited ...

Publisher: The Stone Wall Press, Iowa City, Iowa

Publication Date: 1960

Binding: 140pp. 1 vols. Tall 8vo

Edition: 1st Edition