The Horse Show at Midnight

Baton Rouge: Louisiana State University Press, 1966. First edition. Hardcover. 54pp. Octavo [23.5 cm] Decorative blue paper covered boards with a silver stamped title on the spine, and a blind stamped title on the front cover. Near fine. In a very good dust jacket, with subtle rubbing and yellowing. There are several small chips and short closed tears in the edges. Inscribed by the author on the front free endsheet. From the dust jacket- "This collection of twenty-four poems reveals the range and power of a young Southern poet whose work is characterized by a tensile strength and a coldly factual style which beneath the surface carries great passion.