Four Incantations New and Selected Poems 1957-1991 -- INSCRIBED copy
Minneapolis: Coffee House Press, 1991. First Edition. Paperback. 8vo. Pp. 129. Bound in glossy paper wraps with photo portrait on rear cover. Corners just a tad bumped. Inscribed by the poet on the title page. Near Fine. Item #1623
In 1962 the poet's first collection, Uncle Dog & Other Poems, was published by Putnam in London, followed by several other volumes of poetry, including this, After posts teaching at a variety of schools (Cornell, Iowa Writers' Workshop, University of Victoria, BC), the poet now lives in Santa Cruz, CA, where he continues to teach and write. Inscription reads, For Harold -- After 3 Incarnations at last we meet -- From a fan of your work / Robert Sward. While our favorite poets are outsiders, Sward's teenage stint as a shiv-wielding juvie endears us to the poet like no other.
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