John Ciardi Collection SUBGROUP I: Books HOW DOES A POEM MEAN? First edition signed: HOW DOES A POEM MEAN? First edition.Gift from Judith Ciardi. HOW DOES A POEM MEAN? Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1959. Paperback. Signed and inscribed to Cornelia Otis
Skinner on title page: HOW DOES A POEM MEAN? Second Paperback Copy. Signed and inscribed: HOW DOES A POEM MEAN? Second edition. Cowritten by Miller Williams. Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1975. Paperback. Gift of Judith Ciardi. HOW DOES A POEM MEAN? Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1959. Hardcover. First edition, signed and inscribed on
FEP: Originally published as part of INTRODUCTION TO LITERATURE and retaining original
pagination, 665-1023. Laid in: Photocopy of a review. Newspaper not identified. Pasted
in: 1. An announcement and picture of Ciardi at Thiel College, POETRY: A CLOSER LOOK. Programmed Instruction with Selected Poems. James M. Reid, John Ciardi, Laurence Perrine. New York: Harcourt, Brace & World, 1963. First edition. Preface says that Ciardi wrote Part III, "Metaphor in Poetry." See letter to a Mrs. Behringer (under Letters and Manuscripts in this collection), which explains the origins of this book and defends it.Accompanied by Teacher's Manual. Gift of Judith Ciardi or Myra. POETRY: A CLOSER LOOK. Paperback. |