BEGINNING WITH O.

Broumas, Olga; [Kunitz, Stanley]

ISBN 10: 0300021062 / ISBN 13: 9780300021066

Published by Yale University Press, New Haven, 1977

Signed first printing of Olga Broumas's first collection of poetry, a celebration of lesbian eroticism that blazed a trail for future poets in the scarce hardcover issue. BEGINNING WITH O, Olga Broumas's first book of poetry, earned the Yale Younger Poets Award in 1977. The Poetry Foundation notes that Broumas's work "attempts to create a lesbian language attentive to the experiences of women"; this collection swirls with Sapphic eroticism, into which Broumas weaves her personal encounters and experiences alongside broader reflections on life and womanhood. BEGINNING WITH O was simultaneously issued in paperback and hardcover, though the hardcover is significantly scarcer, especially signed. 8'' x 5''. Original green cloth boards. Original unclipped ($6.95) pictorial dust jacket. 74 pages. Signed by Broumas, "With flowers," to title page. Jacket with mild soil, faint circular staining to front. Textblock with scattered foxing. Sharp and clean. Near fine in very good plus dust jacket. Seller Inventory # 46257

Synopsis:

This is a book of letting go, of wild avowals, unabashed eroticism; at the same time it is a work of integral imagination, steeped in the light of Greek myth that is part of the poet's heritage and imbued with an intuitive sense of dramatic conflicts and resolutions, high style, and musical form.

From the Back Cover: This is a book of letting go, of wild avowals, unabashed eroticism; at the same time it is a work of integral imagination, steeped in the light of Greek myth that is part of the poet's heritage and imbued with an intuitive sense of dramatic conflicts and resolutions, high style, and musical form.

Bibliographic Details

Title: BEGINNING WITH O.
Publisher: Yale University Press, New Haven
Publication Date: 1977
Binding: Soft cover
Dust Jacket Condition: Dust Jacket Included
Signed: Signed by Author(s)
Edition: First edition.