Subtitled "The Autobiography of the Works of a Poet," this unique volume was the result of a series of informal conversations in the mid-1950s between Dr. Williams, his wife, and Edith Heal, then a student at Columbia University. In the relaxed atmosphere of the Williams home in Rutherford, New Jersey, the three discussed, chronologically, the poet's works as collected on his very own library shelves. "There was an air of discovery about the whole procedure," Miss Heal writes in her introduction, "the poet's excited 'Why I ...
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Subtitled "The Autobiography of the Works of a Poet," this unique volume was the result of a series of informal conversations in the mid-1950s between Dr. Williams, his wife, and Edith Heal, then a student at Columbia University. In the relaxed atmosphere of the Williams home in Rutherford, New Jersey, the three discussed, chronologically, the poet's works as collected on his very own library shelves. "There was an air of discovery about the whole procedure," Miss Heal writes in her introduction, "the poet's excited 'Why I'd forgotten this dedication,' the unexpected appearance of reviews that had been tucked away in the pages of the books, pencilled corrections in the text, scrawled first drafts on prescription blanks." I Wanted to Write a Poem is, then, a brief "talking" bibliography, alive with the Williamses' memories of the circumstances in which the books were brought into being--in Miss Heal's words, "a nostalgic review of the early twentieth-century literary world."
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This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside. This book has soft covers. Book contains pencil markings With owner's name inside cover. In fair condition, suitable as a study copy. Dust jacket in fair condition. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item, 250grams, ISBN:
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This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside. This book has hardback covers. In good all round condition. No dust jacket. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item, 200grams, ISBN:
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Very Good. First paperback edition. Reported and Edited by Edith Heal. ix, 100pp. Modestly rubbed and soiled wrappers with tiny creases on the cover, very good.
Add this copy of I Wanted to Write a Poem: the Autobiography of a Poet. to cart. $407.00, like new condition, Sold by Argosy Book Store rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from New York, NY, UNITED STATES, published 1958 by Beacon Press.
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Fine. 8vo, brown cloth, d.w. Boston: Beacon Press, (1958). d.w. First Edition. Signed by Williams on the flyleaf in a shaky hand. Fine copy without the dust wrapper.
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As New. Like New. some shelf wear. Quantity Available: 1. Category: Books for Writers; Biography & Autobiography. ISBN: 0811207072. ISBN/EAN: 9780811207072. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: ABE424387460.
