Tanning, Dorothea, and Jennifer Melby, editors; A. R. Ammons, Anthony Hecht, Richard Howard, W. S. Merwin, Adrienne Rich, and Richard Wilbur.

HANDS; [Six poems].

[New York]: Academy of American Poets, no-date [2004]. First edition. One of only 200 copies. This one being Anthony Hecht's. Includes six poems by the six poets who responded “WITH WILLING HANDS” to Tanning and Melby’s request to “PLEASE WRITE US A POEM”: “Weathering here” (Ammons), “Anthem” (Hecht), “Elementary Principles at 72” (Howard), “To Myself” (Merwin), “Wait” (Rich), and “Asides” (Wilbur). Seven 7 x 7” folding cards housed in pearlescent quadra-fold envelope with title in green on front and circular green sticker seal at back. Designed by Silvano Nova & printed in Brooklyn at the Rolling Press. Includes the colophon card and one card for each poet. The colophon card has title in green on front, note by Tanning about the project, list of the six poets, and colophon (no date of publication indicated by OCLC notes “Distributed by the Academy on December 13, 2004”). The six poets’ cards are blank on the outside and open to their portrait by David Alexander facing a facsimile of their poem in their own hand over which is laid a translucent leaf printing the text. Fine condition. Although not indicated as such in the book, this copy from the collection of prize-winning poet laureate Anthony Hecht. A scarce to rare production, with OCLC locating only 5 copies.
Item #56072

Price: $250.00