Bjarni Spike Helgis Poems by Turnbull Greg (1 results)

Ashland, Mass. : Origin Press, 1956. (Printed in Matera, Italy, where the Origin Press owner, Cid Corman, was living at the time). First edition. Duodecimo, printed wrappers (a little sunned), a presentation copy, inscribed on the inside front wrapper 'To George [Johnston, Canadian poet], Worcester, April 2, 1957' and signed in full by the poet on the title page; [28] pp; a near fine copy. First edition of the Scottish expatriate poet Gael Turnbull's third book of poetry, drawing inspiration from the Icelandic sagas. Turnbull was acentral figure in the British Poetry Revival of the 1960s and 1970s. Unrecorded in Australian collections.