E-catalogue 32: Rhyme & Verse

E-catalogue 32: Rhyme & Verse

In describing "the figure a poem makes," Robert Frost noted that "(i)t should be of the pleasure of the poem itself to tell how it can." As we make our way through our reading life, we encounter poetry in many forms, from simple nursery rhymes to the verses we memorized because they spoke to us in some profound way. In our latest e-catalogue, we are highlighting examples of the many ways a poem tells itself. Highlights include: the rare first issue of the Kelmscott Press edition of Alfred Lord Tennyson's Maud; Carol Blinn's visual and verbal homage to David Hockney, Blue Water, Yellow Balls; a group of seven manuscript love poems written by May Sarton and presented as a Christmas gift to her teacher; and a deluxe miniature edition of Emily Dickinson's Poems of Life, with hand-illuminated initials. In poetry, form, format, and language combine to say something with resonance. We hope you find something here that resonates with you.