Item #27589 Poems. Northwest Poet, Richard Hugo.

Poems.

Portland: Portland Art Museum, 1959. First Printing of the First (and only) Edition. A Fine copy of this slim pamphlet collection in wraps. The five poems published here include: "Bass", "Meridian", "West Marginal Way", "Skykomish River Running", and "1614 Boren." and comprise his rare first solo publication. The pamphlet measures 11 x 17 and is folded twice to create four panels. Prior to this publication, Hugo''s poems were only appearing in literary magazines. This item was published by the Portland Art Museum for the Noethwest Poetry Meetings held at the museum in July of 1959 and coinciding with the exhibition "Paintings and Sculptures of the Pacific Northwest." Given the ephemeral nature of this type of publication, copies are extremely uncommon. Item #27589

Price: $250.00

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