1991 What Work Is, Poetry by Philip Levine - Inscribed Book with Signed Poem

Description: What Work Is. Poems by Philip Levine. New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1991. First Edition First Printing Dust Jacket (5/91 on rear flap), and hardback is a first edition, fourth printing. 77 pp, 9.25 x 6". **Signed Poem: Llanto, Philip Levine. 1991, Aralia Press. There are 200 copies printed by Michael Peich to mark the occasion of the poet's reading 21 November 1991 at West Chester University. 6 x 4.5". In good condition. DJ remains clean and un-clipped. Cloth boards lightly scuffed at edges & worn/bumped at corners. Boards slightly bowed at fore-edge. Head and tail of spine rubbed. Gilt lettering bright and clean. Poet's inscription found on title page: Gettysburg March '92, for Peter... ...Love, Philip. Text-block clean - no known marginalia. Binding tight and intact. Loose poem is exhibits very light toning around edges and crease. Front cover's fore & bottom edges deckled (possibly stylistic choice by publisher). Signature found on front cover, below typed title. Please see photos and ask questions, if any, before purchasing. Philip Levine (1928-2015) was one of the leading poetic voices of his generation, "a large, ironic Whitman of the industrial heartland," according to Edward Hirsch. Noted for his interest in the grim reality of blue-collar work and workers, Levine resolved "to find a voice for the voiceless" while working in the auto plants of Detroit during the 1950s. Critics have described Levine's work as dark and unflinching. The sense of defeat is particularly strong when the poet recalls scenes from is childhood in Detroit. Levine's ability to craft deeply affecting poems has long been his hallmark. Levine won several awards, including the Ruth Lilly Prize in Poetry and the Wallace Stevens Award. In 2006, he was elected a chancellor of the Academy of American Poets, and in 2011 was appointed poet laureate of the United States. He retired from teaching at the California State University, Fresno in 1992. He split his time between Fresno and Brooklyn in his later years, before his death. Inscribed book of poetry, and a signed poem! RAREA1991AJLB02/24 - HK1214

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Location: Harrisburg, Pennsylvania

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