Earth Poetry: Selected Essays and Interviews, 1950-1977.

Berkeley, CA Oyez Press, 1980. Hardcover First Edition (1980); probable later printing, though none are noted. Fine in Very Near Fine DJ: The Book is flawless; the binding is square and secure; the text is clean. Free of creased or dog-eared pages in the text. Free of any underlining, hi-lighting or marginalia or marks in the text. Free of ownership names, dates, addresses, notations, inscriptions, stamps, or labels. A handsome, like-new copy, structurally sound and tightly bound, showing no flaws. Bright and clean. Corners sharp. Virtually 'As New'. The DJ shows a tiny nick at heel of backstrip; else flawless; the price is unclipped; mylar-protected. Very close to 'As New'. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 8vo. (9.3 x 6.3 x 1.15 inches). 251 pages. Edited by Lee Bartlett. Language: English. Weight: 19.5 ounces. First Edition (1980); probable later printing, though none are noted. Hardback with DJ. William "Bill" Everson (1912 – 1994), also known as Brother Antoninus, was an American poet of the San Francisco Renaissance and a literary critic, teacher and small press printer. Everson worked closely with Kenneth Rexroth. Throughout his life, Everson was a great admirer of the work and life of poet Robinson Jeffers. Much of his work as a critic was done on Jeffers's poetry. This volume offers essays and comments on Creeley, Jeffers, Corso, Hart Crane, Robert Duncan, Robert Frost, Allen Ginsberg, Robert Lowell, W.S. Merwin, Henry Miller, Charles Olson, Ezra Pound, Louis Zukofsky, Walt Whitman, and the like.