The Late Wisconsin Spring (Princeton Series of Contemporary Poets)

John Koethe

ISBN 10: 0691066205 / ISBN 13: 9780691066202

Published by Princeton University Press, Princeton, 1984

About this Item

First printing. A fine copy in a near-fine jacket. A clean copy in an unclipped jacket. Comes with archival-quality jacket protector. Note: Some fading on jacket (as pictured). Slight spine slant on an otherwise beautiful copy. This book came from the library of poet and literary critic J.D. McClatchy, from his estate in Stonington, Connecticut. McClatchy laid in This copy has been SIGNED, warmly inscribed, and dated (in the month of publication) by Koethe to McClatchy ("Sandy") on the title page, as pictured. ASSOCIATION copy. Seller Inventory # McClatchy-502

Bibliographic Details

Title: The Late Wisconsin Spring (Princeton Series ...

Publisher: Princeton University Press, Princeton

Publication Date: 1984

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Fine

Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine

Signed: Inscribed by Author(s)

Edition: 1st Edition

About this title

Synopsis:

"[Koethe's] new collection is that rarity, a book of poems with a genuine philosophical dimension and an elegant but conversational poise."--The New York Times Book Review

"Solemn and playful, John Koethe's poems lock themselves gradually but firmly into one's memory. His new collection offers in his own words, 'happiness, for myself and strangers.'"--John Ashbery

Originally published in 1984.

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Review:

"[Koethe's] new collection is that rarity, a book of poems with a genuine philosophical dimension and an elegant but conversational poise."--The New York Times Book Review