THE MUSIC OF WHAT HAPPENS: Poems, Poets, Critics

Cambridge, Massachusetts: Harvard University Press, 1988. Near fine in very good plus.. First printing of these collected essays by "a critic incorrigibly unhappy without a text to dwell on" - from the library of poet Stanley Plumly, author of POSTHUMOUS KEATS, with his own critical annotations to Vendler's "Keats and the Use of Poetry." 9'' x 6''. Original peacock blue cloth with gilt-lettered spine. In original unclipped ($29.50) dust jacket. 473, [1] pages. Some underlining and marginal notes in pen and pencil to Keats essay (pages 115-131) only. Faint spotting to text block edges. Jacket with light wear, faint toning to rear panel.