The Formal Field of Kissing: Translations, Imitations, and Epigrams (Inscribed)
First edition of New York School poet and writer Bernadette Mayer’s slender volume of poetry. Published in an edition of 526 copies (26 lettered and signed) in 1990 by Catchword Papers. 8vo (7” x 10”), glossy printed stapled wrappers, 29 pages. Inscribed by Mayer on the title page to fellow poet Gerard Rizza, a friend and muse “For Gerard, With overwhelming love. Heart, Bernadette. Rizza’s passing, in 1992, of complications from AIDS, was keenly felt among his peers. A surprisingly uncommon work, especially thus. Minor bumping and light rubbing to extremities.
First edition of New York School poet and writer Bernadette Mayer’s slender volume of poetry. Published in an edition of 526 copies (26 lettered and signed) in 1990 by Catchword Papers. 8vo (7” x 10”), glossy printed stapled wrappers, 29 pages. Inscribed by Mayer on the title page to fellow poet Gerard Rizza, a friend and muse “For Gerard, With overwhelming love. Heart, Bernadette. Rizza’s passing, in 1992, of complications from AIDS, was keenly felt among his peers. A surprisingly uncommon work, especially thus. Minor bumping and light rubbing to extremities.
First edition of New York School poet and writer Bernadette Mayer’s slender volume of poetry. Published in an edition of 526 copies (26 lettered and signed) in 1990 by Catchword Papers. 8vo (7” x 10”), glossy printed stapled wrappers, 29 pages. Inscribed by Mayer on the title page to fellow poet Gerard Rizza, a friend and muse “For Gerard, With overwhelming love. Heart, Bernadette. Rizza’s passing, in 1992, of complications from AIDS, was keenly felt among his peers. A surprisingly uncommon work, especially thus. Minor bumping and light rubbing to extremities.
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