first edition Paperback
1960 · Denver
by Myers, Bert
Denver: Alan Swallow, 1960. Book. Near Fine. Pictorial Printed Wrappers. First Edition. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. The poet's first book, uncommon in current commerce. Naer Fine, slight browning at spine. 38 pages, containing a collection of 27 poems by Myers and 2 poems by the French poet Louis Aragon. "Bert Meyers belonged to no school or coterie and had no use for fashion. He was that rarest of creatures, a pure lyric poet. His poems are very much what he was-gentle, cantankerous, reflective, passionate and wise." Robert Mezey (Poetry Foundation website)..
(Inventory #: 009576)