Poems. Collection of 7 self-published stapled pamphlets, 5 of them inscribed to poets Kurt Brown and/or Laure-Anne Bosselaar, in a custom-made clamshell box.

Bill Knott

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Fine overall, in a Fine black-cloth-covered clamshell case with leatherette spine label with gilt titling. Includes 7 staple-bound pamphlets: "A Breviary: Selected short poems 1963-1996" (Jan 1997) inscribed to "Kurt and Laure-Anne". "40 Love Sonnets" (Dec 14, 2010) inscribed to "Laure-Anne and Kurt"; wraps are an ORIGINAL SIGNED ARTWORK, making this a unique item. "One Hundred Quartorzains" (Feb 1, 1998) inscribed to Kurt Brown. "Other Strangers than our Own: Selected Love Poems 1963-1997" (Feb 1, '98) inscribed to Kurt Brown. "Selected Short Poems 1963-1996" (August 1997) inscribed to Kurt Brown; two pages, one of which is dog-eared, contain THE AUTHOR'S BRIEF EDITS IN PENCIL. Selected Poems Volume One 1968-1988" (Dec 6, 1998); not signed. Selected Poems Volume Two 1989-1999 (Dec 6, 1998); not signed. Kurt Brown (died 2013) was a poet, editor, teacher, and founder of the Aspen Writers' Conference. His widow, Laure-Anne Bosselaar is a Belgian-American poet, translator, professor, and former poet laureate of Santa Barbara, California. William Kilborn Knott (1940 - 2014) was an influential poet and visual artist who grew disillusioned with the poetry establishment and turned to printing and distributing his own work, usually in stapled chapbooks.

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• Title: Poems. Collection of 7 self-published stapled pamphlets, 5 of them inscribed to poets Kurt Brown and/or Laure-Anne Bosselaar, in a custom-made clamshell box.
• Publisher: Self published 0
• Binding: Stapled wrap
• Condition: Fine
• Signed: Signed by Author(s)
• Book Type: Book
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  • For sale May 2026