Catching Light: Poems [Inscribed]

Baton Rouge: Louisiana State University Press, 2002. First Edition. First Printing. Octavo (22.5cm); black cloth-covered boards, with titling stamped in metallic blue on spine; dustjacket; [viii],[2],3-62,[2]pp. Title page inscribed, "For Julia Mason / All good works - / Kay Byer / 7/10/06" and signed by Byer in full above. A Fine copy. Dustjacket with impression mark at barcode on back panel, modest creasing at extremities, and mild rubbing to crown; Very Good+.

Born in Georgia, Byer often focuses on Southern hardships women face, and this fourth book, focused on feminine aging, earned the 2003 SIBA Book Award in Poetry. Byer was the first woman to be named the North Carolina Poet Laureate (2005-2009). [82286].