The Bluebird Run

Octavo (21 cm), pp. 196. One of 26 limited signed copies, lettered A - Z. Signed by author on title page. Blue pearl linen boards with gilt stamped titling. Jacket featuring artwork by the author. Includes a 5"x7" broadside, in vellum envelope, of the poem "A Belly Full of Stream," letterpressed with handset type by Aaron Parrett of the Territorial Press in Helena, Montana, on Moravia paper which was handmade at Velk Losiny in the Czech Republic (the oldest papermill in Central Europe). The author has signed and hand-painted a bluebird on each broadside, numbered 1 - 30. The letter of the book corresponds to the number of the broadside. [Note: Book "C" is pictured as an example. Contact us to inquire exact copies currently available.]The Bluebird Run is a monumental collection of 180 new sonnets by Montana poet, memoirist, artist and musician Greg Keeler. Ranging from humorous flights to poignant meditations on loss, love, aging and the fate of humanity in the face of looming environmental and social crises, the poems showcase a highly lauded writer at the peak of his abilities. "If these sonnets were trout steams, they'd be full of rainbows and cutthroats alike." --William Pitt RootKeeler has previously published two memoirs, Waltzing with the Captain: Remembering Richard Brautigan and Trash Fish: a Life. He has written seven collections of poetry most recently, Almost Happy from Limberlost Press. He also illustrated Jim Harrison s chapbook, Livingston Suite. Dust jacket present. First Edition.

Product Info

ISBN: 0986304042

ISBN-13: 9780986304040

Publisher: Elk River Books

Year: 2018

Type: New

Binding: Hardcover

First Edition

Signed

Seller Info

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Address: 122 S. 2nd St. Livingston, Montana

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Country: United States