Extremes & Balances

First Edition and Printing unstated but assumed. Very Near Fine in Wraps: shows a hint of wear to the outside edge of the front panel; the binding leans ever so sligthtly; else flawless; the binding is secure; the text is clean. Free of creases to the panels. Free of creases to the backstrip. Free of any creased or dog-eared pages in the text. Free of any underlining, hi-lighting or marginalia or marks in the text. Free of any ownership names, dates, addresses, notations, inscriptions, stamps, plates, or labels. A handsome, nearly-new copy, structurally sound and tightly bound, showing minor, unobtrusive imperfections. Bright and clean. Corners sharp. Virtually "As New". NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. Large 8vo (10 x 7 x 0.6 inches) . Illustrated in black & white by the author. Language: English. Weight: 16.7 ounces. Paperback. EXTREMES & BALANCES is a collection of poetry spanning 50 years of Collom's wonderful sense of experimentation and playfulmode of composition. The book is enhanced by multiple art pieces by the author. Jack Collom is a poet, essayist and creative writing teacher. His most recent collection of poems is Exchanges of Earth & Sky, published by Fish Drum in 2006. His major collection, Red Car Goes By: Selected Poems 1955-2000, was published by Tuumba Press in 2001. Other volumes include Little Grand Island, Arguing with Something Plato Said, 8-Ball and Entering the City. His work has been published in numerous magazines and anthologies in the United States and abroad. His essays on teaching and anthologies of children's poetry appear in Moving Windows and Poetry Everywhere. He has produced two CD's of original work performed in collaboration with musician/composer Ken Bernstein and been awarded two NEA fellowships. He received his MA in English from the University of Colorado, and teaches courses in eco-literature and outreach teacher-training. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 219 pages.…