39 Poems. (Inscribed and signed by John Ciardi)

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First edition, first printing. Inscribed and signed by the author to a Michigan librarian: “For Kay Welcenbach with all good wishes from Bread Loaf ‘61 John Ciardi.” Her small address label (“Mrs. Frank Welcenbach [...] Grosse Point, MI”) appears at the top of the title page. As the publisher’s blurb notes, “This, John Ciardi’s sixth book of poems, is his strongest and best. Technically he has gained a flexibility and sureness with his material that permits him more freedom in his forms and a clearer expression of poetic power under full control. This book embodies an intensified concern with the general human lot…”

Price: $35.00