Song of the Broken String: Poems from a Lost Oral Tradition

Riverdale-on-Hudson, New York: Sheep Meadow Press, 1991. Softcover. Octavo (23cm); brown pictorial paper wrappers; xxvi,[2],3-75,[3]pp. This copy is from the library of noted poet, translator, and anthropologist Nathaniel Tarn (1928-2024), with his ownership and 2003 date inked to half-title page. Tiny tear to paper to crown; Very Good. Many versions of these poems first appeared in Sound from the Thinking Strings (1991), and this collection includes "In a Far-Off Place", "The Girl Who Created the Milky Way", and "The Meaning of a Sneeze". [86725].