VINCENT FERRINI I Have the World 1967 Fortune Press Poetry Book HC Dust Jacket
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VINCENT FERRINI I Have the World 1967 Fortune Press Poetry Book HC Dust Jacket. First edition hardcover of “I Have the World” by Vincent Ferrini, published in 1967 by The Fortune Press, London. Writers such as Walter Lowenfels and Larry Eigner praised his work for its intensity and moral seriousness. First edition hardcover of “I Have the World” by Vincent Ferrini, published in 1967 by The Fortune Press, London. A scarce mid-century poetry collection by the important Gloucester, Massachusetts poet Vincent Ferrini, associated with the Beat generation, Charles Olson circle, and the broader Black Mountain / postwar American poetry movement. Published by the notable Fortune Press at: 15 Belgrave Road, London, S.W.1 Printed at: Knole Park Press Ltd., Sevenoaks Contents include: * Tongue * A Green Wave * Ballad of Two Knives * Where is Vietnam? * The Garden of the Apocalypse * Psalms * Song of the Angel * Clairvoyance * End and Beginning * Stained Glass Illumination and many others. The dust jacket features commentary and blurbs by: * Dabney Stuart * Walter Lowenfels * Truman Nelson * Peter Anastas * Larry Eigner Condition: Good vintage condition with original dust jacket. General shelf wear, edge wear, light creasing, and age toning present. Some rubbing and small edge tears/chips to jacket. Interior pages appear clean and well preserved. Binding remains solid. Please review photos carefully for condition details. History / Bio: Vincent Ferrini (1913–2007) was an influential American poet closely associated with the Gloucester literary scene and the circle surrounding Charles Olson. Ferrini became known for socially engaged, spiritually searching poetry rooted in working-class life, immigrant identity, labor, mysticism, and postwar American experimentation. Though sometimes overshadowed by better-known Beat writers, Ferrini was deeply respected among poets connected to Black Mountain College, avant-garde small presses, and the New American Poetry movement. Writers such as Walter Lowenfels and Larry Eigner praised his work for its intensity and moral seriousness. The Fortune Press was a historically important independent London publisher known for issuing poetry, literary fiction, and experimental works throughout the mid-20th century, including early and limited literary editions now sought by collectors. Search keywords: Vincent Ferrini, Fortune Press, Beat poetry, Black Mountain poetry, Charles Olson, Gloucester poets, small press poetry, avant garde poetry, New American Poetry, Larry Eigner, Walter Lowenfels, literary first edition, 1967 poetry book, American modernist poetry, counterculture literature, experimental poetry, postwar American poetry, literary hardcover S5
