Lake Mountain Moon. by LEVERTOV, Denise - 1990.

[Berkeley]: Tangram,, 1990.. First edition.. [20 pp]. Fine in sewn wrappers with pasted-on cover label. One of 170 (of 200) copies on Mohawk Superfine paper. Eleven poems.

[Berkeley, California]: Tangram, 1990. First edition, regular issue; limited to 170 copies [total edition of 200 copies]. 20pp. 8vo. Covers are lightly faded along spine, else a near fine copy. First edition, regular issue; limited to 170 copies [total edition of 200 copies]. 20pp. 8vo.

[Berkeley]: Tangram, 1990. First and Limited Edition. Wraps. Fine. One of 200 copies, octavo size, 20 pp., inscribed by Denise Levertov on the half-title page. Priscilla Denise Levertov (1923-1997), recipient of the Lannan Literary Award for Poetry and a Guggenheim Fellowship, was socially active in the 1960s and 70s, serving as the poetry editor for "The Nation". Later she would teach at Brandeis University, MIT, Tufts University, and Stanford University. During her lifetime, she would eventually write and publish twenty-four books of poetry, along the way garnering multiple awards and honors. Her biography on the web site of The Poetry Foundation describes her writing thus: "Her work embraced a wide variety of genres and themes, including nature lyrics, love poems, protest poetry, and poetry inspired by her faith in God." This copy inscribed by her in the year of publication, simply: "With love from / Denise / Christmas 1990". These poems would later be published by New Directions in 1992 as part… Read More