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Modern & Contemporary Poetry
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  We stock a strong selection of modern and contemporary English-language poetry, including many hard-to-find small press titles. Of particular interest are the various American avant-garde poetry movements of the post-WWII period: the Beats, the Black Mountain Poets, the New York School, and the assorted urban counterculture poetry movements of the 60s and 70s.

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Descant
Shelnutt, Eve. Descant. N.p.: Palaemon Press Limited, 1982. Wraps. First, Limited Edition. n.

Songs & Heroes
Jeffers, Robinson. Songs & Heroes. Los Angeles: Arundel Press, 1988. Cloth. First, Limited Editiion. n.

They Keep Riding Down All The Time
PATCHEN, Kenneth. They Keep Riding Down All The Time. New York: Padell, 1946. Wraps. First edition. n.

City Lights Journal Number One
(LITTLE MAGAZINES) FERLINGHETTI, Lawrence, ed. City Lights Journal Number One. San Francisco: City Lights Books, 1963. Wraps. First edition. n.

Blue
Clark, Tom. Blue. Los Angeles: Black Sparrow Press, 1974, n.

Evergreen Review. Vol I, Nos 1-5
(LITTLE MAGAZINES) HALL, Donald & Barney Rosset (eds). Evergreen Review. Vol I, Nos 1-5. New York: Grove Press, 1957-8. Wraps. n.

Love as Love, Death as Death
RIDING, Laura. Love as Love, Death as Death. London: Seizin Press, 1928. Cloth. First, limited edition. n.

Panels For The Walls Of Heaven
PATCHEN, Kenneth. Panels For The Walls Of Heaven. San Francisco: Bern Porter, 1946. Cloth. First, limited edition. n.

Lord Dragonfly
HEYEN, William. Lord Dragonfly. Vanguard Press, 1981. Book. First, limited edition. y.

Selected Writings of Guillaume Apollinaire
Apollinaire, Guillaume (Roger Shattuck, Transl & introd). Selected Writings of Guillaume Apollinaire. New York: New Directions, Cloth. First American Edition. n.

Medieval Scenes
Duncan, Robert. Medieval Scenes. San Francisco: Centaur Press, 1950. Wraps. First Edition. y.

Inner Weather
JOHNSON, Denis. Inner Weather. Port Townsend: Graywolf Press, 1976. Wraps. First, limited edition. n.

Comrade : Mister
(LIT) (PROLETARIAN POETRY) SCHNEIDER, Isidor. Comrade : Mister. New York: Equinox Cooperative Press, 1934. Cloth. First Edition. y.

Figures From a Double World
McGrath, Thomas. Figures From a Double World. Denver: Alan Swallow, 1955. Cloth. First edition. n.

Tumbleweed
HOLLO, Anselm. Tumbleweed. Toronto: Weed/flower Press, 1968. Wraps. First edition. y.

Indiana
ESHLEMAN, Clayton. Indiana. Los Angeles: Black Sparrow Press, 1969. Hardcover. First, limited edition. y.

He Who Saw Everything
Temple, Robert. He Who Saw Everything. London: Rider Books, 1991. Hardcover. First printing. y.

The Temptation of Anthony and Other Poems
(LIT) (PROLETARIAN POETRY) SCHNEIDER, Isidor. The Temptation of Anthony and Other Poems. New York: Boni & Liveright, 1928. Cloth. First Edition. n.

An Attempt at Exorcism
BROCK, Edwin. An Attempt at Exorcism. London: Scorpion Press, 1959. Wraps. First, limited edition. n.

The Outcast Poets. Number 8 of the Outcast Series of Chapbooks
Willeford, Charles; Thomajan, P.K.; deFord, Miriam Allan; Anthony, Robert; Kaler, F.H. The Outcast Poets. Number 8 of the Outcast Series of Chapbooks. Yonkers: Alicat Bookshop, 1947. Wraps. First edition. n.

Shit Outside When Eating Berries
(Cleveland Scene) Taylor, Kent. Shit Outside When Eating Berries. Cleveland: Black Rabbit Press, 1971. Wraps. First edition. n.

The Dark Kingdom
PATCHEN, Kenneth. The Dark Kingdom. New York: Ganis and Harris, 1948. Cloth. Second printing. n.

Krulik Ksiega: The Book of Rabbits
(Cleveland Scene) Krzywkowski, T.L. (pseud Tom Kryss). Krulik Ksiega: The Book of Rabbits. Cleveland: Ayizan Press, (1970). Wraps. First edition. n.

The Ends of the Earth
BROMIGE, David. The Ends of the Earth. Santa Barbara: Black Sparrow Press, 1978. Hardcover. First, limited edition. y.

Lenten Illuminations
Sassoon, Siegfried. Lenten Illuminations. Downside Abbey: Downside Review, 1959. Wraps. n.

Hymns to St. Geryon and Other Poems
McCLURE, Michael. Hymns to St. Geryon and Other Poems. San Francisco: Auerhahn Press, 1959. Wraps. First edition. n.

The Maximus Poems
Olson, Charles. The Maximus Poems. Highlands, NC: Jargon, 1960. Cloth. First, limited edition. n.

Spain
(LIT) (SPANISH CIVIL WAR) AUDEN, W.H. . Spain. London: Faber & Faber, 1937. Boards. First Edition. n.

CCLXXIV Poems
PATCHEN, Kenneth. CCLXXIV Poems. [New York]: [Padell], [1948]. Cloth. First, limited edition. n.

The Deconstructed Man
Laughlin, James. The Deconstructed Man. Iowa City: The Windhover Press, 1985. Wraps. First edition. y.

Selected Poems of S. Foster Damon
Damon, S. Foster (Donald E. Stanford, Ed). Selected Poems of S. Foster Damon. Omaha: Abattoir Editions, 1974. Wraps. First edition. n.

Poemscapes
PATCHEN, Kenneth. Poemscapes. Highlands: Jonathan Williams, 1958. Wraps. First edition. n.

Here I Stand
Beecher, John. Here I Stand. New York: Twice a Year Press, 1941, n.

Whales & Tombs
Packard, William. Whales & Tombs. Palo Alto: By the Author, 1961. Wraps. First Edition. y.

Jonathan Williams, Poet
Davenport, Guy. Jonathan Williams, Poet. Cleveland: Asphodel Book Shop, 1969. Wraps. First edition. n.

The Spirit of Romance
Pound, Ezra. The Spirit of Romance. London: Peter Owen, 1953. Cloth. Second (Revised) Edition. n.

They Keep Riding Down All The Time
PATCHEN, Kenneth. They Keep Riding Down All The Time. New York: Padell, 1946. Wraps. First edition. n.

North Pacific Lands & Waters: A Further Six Sections
Snyder, Gary. North Pacific Lands & Waters: A Further Six Sections. Waldron Island WA: Brooding Heron Press, 1993. Cloth. First, limited edition. n.

A Statement
BOYLE, Kay. A Statement. London: Modern Editions Press, 1932. Wraps. First, limited edition. n.

Posthumes
Morrow, Bradford. Posthumes. Santa Barbara: Cadmus Editions, 1982. Cloth. First, Limited Edition. n.

The Chestnut Rain: A Poem in Progress. 4 vols, comprising: The Snow Hen (Sections 1-7); The Ewe's Song (8-18); Blackberry Light (19-32); Wenzel / The Ghost.
HEYEN, William. The Chestnut Rain: A Poem in Progress. 4 vols, comprising: The Snow Hen (Sections 1-7); The Ewe's Song (8-18); Blackberry Light (19-32); Wenzel / The Ghost. . Concord, NH: William B. Ewert, 1979-84. First, limited editions. n.

The Open Road Trip
KUMMINGS, Donald. The Open Road Trip. Kenosha : Birch Bark Books, 1989. Cloth. First, limited edition. n.

The Madison Collages
LEVY, D.A. [Darryl Allen]. The Madison Collages. Cleveland: Offense Fund, 1975. Wraps. Second edition. n.

Alembic
Hollo, Anselm. Alembic. London: Trigram Press, 1972. Cloth. First Edition. n.

A Hawk From Cuckoo Tavern
LEE, Lawrence. A Hawk From Cuckoo Tavern. Gaylordsville, VA: The Slide Mountain Press, 1930. Cloth. First, limited edition. y.

The Kingdom of Smoke: Sketches of My People
(LIT) (POETRY) KIMMEL, Stanley. The Kingdom of Smoke: Sketches of My People. New York: Nicholas L. Brown, 1932. Cloth. First Trade Edition. y.

Myths & Texts
Snyder, Gary. Myths & Texts. New York: New Directions, 1978. Cloth. Second edition. n.

Everybody Is A Star
(Cleveland Scene) Larouche, Pete. Everybody Is A Star. Cleveland: Black Rabbit Press, 1971. Wraps. First edition. n.

Yeah 6: A Frigid Wife Ruined Me
Kupferberg, Tuli (ed). Yeah 6: A Frigid Wife Ruined Me. New York: Birth Press, 1962. Wraps. n.

Suburban Monastery Death Poem
(Cleveland Scene) Levy, D.A. . Suburban Monastery Death Poem. Cleveland: Zero Press, 1976. Wraps. Second edition. n.

No Thanks
cummings, e.e. . No Thanks. New York: Golden Eagle Press, 1935. Cloth. First Trade Edition. n.

Shenandoah
SCHWARTZ, Delmore. Shenandoah. Norfolk, CT: New Directions, 1941. Wraps. First edition. n.

Please, Like Me
Bromige, David, Illustrated by Sherril Jaffe. Please, Like Me. Los Angeles: Black Sparrow Press, 1968. Cloth. First, limited edition. y.

The Roman Quarry and Other Sequences
Jones, David (Rene Hague, ed). The Roman Quarry and Other Sequences. London: Agenda Editions, 1981. Wraps. First Edition. n.

Monkey Poems
WALTER, Eugene. Monkey Poems. London: Gaberbocchus Press, 1953. Wraps. First edition. n.

Selected Poems
PATCHEN, Kenneth. Selected Poems. London: Jonathan Cape, 1968. Cloth. First British Edition. n.

Threads
BROMIGE, David. Threads. Santa Barbara: Black Sparrow Press, 1971. Hardcover. First, limited edition. y.

Two Prose Sketches
(McCurdy, Michael) Kees, Weldon; Gioia, Dana (introd). Two Prose Sketches. West Chester: Aralia Press, 1984. Cloth. First, Limited Edition. y.

Broken Knuckle Poems
(Cleveland Scene) Blazek, Doug. Broken Knuckle Poems. Cleveland: Black Rabbit Press, 1969lev. Wraps. First edition. n.

Victoria Mundi
Foster, Charles. Victoria Mundi. New York: The Smith, 1973, n.

Peace Eye
Sanders, Ed. Peace Eye. Buffalo: Frontier Press, 1965. Wraps. First edition. n.

Meditations
ANTIN, David. Meditations. Los Angeles: Black Sparrow Press, 1971. Hardcover. First, limited edition. y.

To Praise the Music
Bronk, William. To Praise the Music. New Rochelle: The Elizabeth Press, 1972. Hardcover. First, limited edition. n.

What the Grass Says
Simic, Charles. What the Grass Says. San Francisco: Kayak Press, (1967). Wraps. First, limited edition. n.

Fables and Other Little Tales
PATCHEN, Kenneth. Fables and Other Little Tales. Karlsruhe : Jonathan Williams, 1953. Wraps. First Trade Edition. n.

Burning City
(LIT) BENET, Stephen Vincent. Burning City. New York: Farrar & Rinehart, 1936. Full Morocco. First, Limited Edition. y.

Billy the Kid
Spicer, Jack. Billy the Kid. Stinson Beach, CA: Enkidu Surrogate, 1959. Wraps. First edition. n.

Redo
Hejinian, Lyn. Redo. Grenada, MS: Salt Works Press, 1984. Wraps. First edition. n.

Of The Breath Of
Corman, Cid. Of The Breath Of. (Berkeley): David Meltzer & Jack Shoemaker / Maya Quartos, 1970. Wraps. First edition. y.

45 Days in a Greek Cooler
RIORDAN, Richard. 45 Days in a Greek Cooler. Dublin: Kerr's Pinks, 1987. Book. First edition. n.

The Oldest Killed Lake in North America
CARRUTH, Hayden. The Oldest Killed Lake in North America. Grenada, MS: Salt-Works Press, 1985. Cloth. First, limited edition. n.

Black Rain. Poems & Drawings
Kitasono, Katue (pseud Hashimoto Kenkichi). Black Rain. Poems & Drawings. Mallorca: The Divers Press, 1954. Wraps. First edition. n.

Magda Goebbels
Snodgrass, W.D. . Magda Goebbels. (Winston-Salem): Palaemon Press, 1983. Wraps. First edition. y.

Coils
ESHLEMAN, Clayton. Coils. Los Angeles: Black Sparrow Press, 1971. Hardcover. First, limited edition. y.

The Poems of Lincoln Kirstein
KIRSTEIN, Lincoln. The Poems of Lincoln Kirstein. New York: Atheneum / Eakins Press, 1987. Cloth. First, limited edition. n.

Letters to Yesenin
Harrison, Jim. Letters to Yesenin. Fremont, MI: Sumac Press, 1973. Wraps. First edition. n.

Before The Brave
PATCHEN, Kenneth. Before The Brave. New York: Random House, 1936. Cloth. First edition. y.

Tree Song
Snyder, Gary. Tree Song. San Francisco: James Linden, 1986. Broadside. First edition. n.

American Bard. The Original Preface to Leaves of Grass, Arranged in Verse By William Everson
Whitman, Walt; William Everson. American Bard. The Original Preface to Leaves of Grass, Arranged in Verse By William Everson. New York: The Viking Press, 1982, n.

Tight Corners & What's Around Them: Prose & Poems.
Bromige, David. Tight Corners & What's Around Them: Prose & Poems. Los Angeles: Black Sparrow Press, 1974. Hardcover. First, limited edition. n.

Circle Number Five
(LITTLE MAGAZINES) LEITE, George and Bern Porter, eds. Circle Number Five. Berkeley: Circle Editions, 1945. Wraps. First edition. n.

Blame It On The Jet Stream!
EVERSON, William. Blame It On The Jet Stream!. Santa Cruz: Lime Kiln Press, 1978. Cloth. First edition. n.

The Secret Alphabet
Witte, George. The Secret Alphabet. New York: Sea Cliff Press, 1990. Wraps. First edition. n.

Desire. Selected Poems 1963-1987
BROMIGE, David. Desire. Selected Poems 1963-1987. Santa Barbara: Black Sparrow Press, 1988. Wraps. Uncorrected Proof. n.

Eremite
(Cleveland Scene) Dominique. Eremite. Cleveland: WU Publishing Co., (1969). Wraps. First edition. n.

An Astonished Eye Looks Out of the Air
PATCHEN, Kenneth. An Astonished Eye Looks Out of the Air. Waldport, OR: The Untide Press, [1946]. Wraps. First trade edition. n.

I Go Dreaming Roads
Machado, Antonio (William Witherup & Carmen Scholin, eds). I Go Dreaming Roads. Monterey: Peters Gate Press, 1973. Wraps. First, limited edition. y.

LTGD: Lullabies Twisters Gibbers Drags (a la maniere de M. Louis Moreau Gottschalk, Late of the City of New Orleans). Covers by R.B. Kitaj
WILLIAMS, Jonathan. LTGD: Lullabies Twisters Gibbers Drags (a la maniere de M. Louis Moreau Gottschalk, Late of the City of New Orleans). Covers by R.B. Kitaj. Highlands, NC: The Nantahala Foundation, 1963. Wraps. First, limited edition. n.

By The Sound
DORN, Edward. By The Sound. Santa Barbara: Black Sparrow Press, 1991. Cloth. First, Limited Edition. n.

Four Poems from A Form of Women
Creeley, Robert. Four Poems from A Form of Women. New York: Eighth Street Book Store, 1959. Wraps. First edition. n.

To My Mother (Ariel Poems no. 14)
Sassoon, Siegfried. To My Mother (Ariel Poems no. 14). London: Faber & Gwyer, 1928. Wraps. First Edition. n.

But Even So
PATCHEN, Kenneth. But Even So. New York: New Directions, 1968. Hardcover. First edition. n.

Anathemata
JONES, David. Anathemata. New York: Chilmark Press, (1963). Cloth. First American edition. n.

Duwamish Head
Hugo, Richard. Duwamish Head. Port Townsend: Copperhead, 1976. Wraps. First edition. y.

Head-Deep in Strange Sounds
DICKEY, James. Head-Deep in Strange Sounds. [Winston-Salem]: Palaemon Press, 1979. Cloth. First, limited edition. n.

A Turning Wind
Rukeyser, Muriel. A Turning Wind. New York: Viking Press, 1939, n.

Metamorphosis of 741
Merrill, James. Metamorphosis of 741. Pawlet, VT: Banyan Press, 1977. Wraps. First edition. n.

Big Table 1.
(LITTLE MAGAZINES) ROSENTHAL, Irving (ed). Big Table 1. . Chicago: Big Table, 1959. Wraps. First edition. n.

Altars
Eshleman, Clayton . Altars. Los Angeles: Black Sparrow Press, 1971. Cloth. First, Limited Edition. y.

Poems 1940-1982
Rafferty, Sean. Poems 1940-1982. No Place: Privately Printed, 1990. Wraps. First printing. y.

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