The Amerindian coastline poem
Howe, Fanny
Published by A Telephone Book, [New York], 1975
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First edition of Howe's first collection of poetry, this one of 26 copies signed and lettered by the author and illustrator, Hugh Kepets (this is copy 'N'); 8vo, pp. [48]; near fine in original pictorial wrappers. "Born in Buffalo, New York in 1940, Fanny Howe grew up in Cambridge and Boston. Her father was a noted lawyer and, later, a teacher at Harvard University. Her mother, Mary Manning, was born in Dublin and wrote plays and acted for the Abbey Theatre before moving to the United States. Her mother had been a close friend in Ireland with Samuel Beckett, and the entire remained friendly with him during his lifetime . Howe is the author of numerous volumes of fiction for adults and younger adults, essays, and poetry. Her first collection of poetry was The Amerindian Coastline Poem in 1976, which was followed by Poem for a Single Palet (1981) and Alsace Lorraine (1982)" (pippoetry.blogspot[dot]com). Seller Inventory # 65191
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Title: The Amerindian coastline poem
Publisher: A Telephone Book, [New York]
Publication Date: 1975
Edition: 1st Edition
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THE AMERINDIAN COASTLINE POEM
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Telephone Books Press (1975), New York, 1975
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Seller: Ray Boas, Bookseller - Established 1980, Walpole, NH, U.S.A.
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PB. Condition: very good, wraps (softcover). B&W centerfold map (illustrator). unpaginated ISBN 0916382087. Seller Inventory # 070033
The Amerindian Coastline Poem [limited edition]
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Telephone Books, 1975
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Softcover
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Seller: Granary Books, Brooklyn, NY, U.S.A.
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Saddle-stitched wrappers. Cover and centerfold drawing by Hugh Kepets, and back cover photograph by Ted Mankovich (pictured right). Support from the Radcliffe Institute for Women, and publication support provided by the Coordinating Council of Literary Magazines from the New York State Council on the Arts. Typeset by Ed Hogan at Aspect Composition in Somerville, MA. With an epigraph by Herman Melville "A heart of earthly yearning, frozen by the frost which falleth from the sky" the poem unfolds in an array of stanzas that leap across the page in unique ways: to settle at the bottom, skip like stones downward towards the page's edge, or otherwise accumulate near the tops, bottoms, and edges of the page as a projective field. Voices of Simone Weil, Stevie Wonder, and a Tuscaloosa account of a slave purchase are incorporated into Howe's poem. This was the poet's second book. No statement of general edition size, though there was a special edition of 26 copies, lettered A to Z and signed by the poet and artist. This is from the special edition, and is lettered and signed by the poet and artist. Some rusting at staples, with a small bump to upper left corner of the cover that appears to be a result of the process of binding. Overall near fine. Seller Inventory # 3944