Rising: An Anthology of Poems by the South Mountain-Watchung Poets

by Toi Derricotte (Introduction)

an Anthology of Poems by the South Mountain-Watchung Poets with an introduction by Toi Derricotte and cover by Joy Schleh. Poems by Gertrude Halstead, Edwin Bokert, Sondra Gash, Joan Jahoda, Mary Anne Cohen, Nancy Goldberg, Jack Belkin, Nancy MacDonald Ornstein, Marilyn Mohr, Diane Delaney. Published in Berkeley Heights, NJ by the South Mountain-Watchung Poets Inc. 1987 1st Edition 1st Printing 8vo 8" - 9" tall 96 page Trade Paperback First edition [no statement of printing]. Poetry anthology collecting the work of 17 poets. Pictorial wrappers, 96 pages. A near fine copy with a very small stick figure lightly marked to the upper left corner of the first letter of the title on the front cover. See Photos Thanks for stopping by! Please take a few minutes to check out our other listing pertaining to history, genealogy, Americana, military history, business and industry, art, travel, and more. We have all kinds of vintage magazines, postcards, books, stamps, antique paper ephemera, vintage documents, paper collectibles and much, much more. There is something for everyone! All of our items are carefully packaged to withstand the rigors of being transported by the USPS

96 pages, Paperback

Published January 1, 1987

About the author

Toi Derricotte is the author of The Undertaker’s Daughter (University of Pittsburgh Press, 2011) and four earlier collections of poetry, including Tender, winner of the 1998 Paterson Poetry Prize. Her literary memoir, The Black Notebooks (W.W. Norton), received the 1998 Anisfield-Wolf Book Award for Non-Fiction and was a New York Times Notable Book of the Year. Her honors include, among many others, the 2012 Paterson Poetry Prize for Sustained Literary Achievement, the 2012 PEN/Voelcker Award for Poetry, the Lucille Medwick Memorial Award from the Poetry Society of America, two Pushcart Prizes and the Distinguished Pioneering of the Arts Award from the United Black Artists.

Derricotte is the co-founder of Cave Canem Foundation (with Cornelius Eady), Professor Emerita at the University of Pittsburgh and a Chancellor of the Academy of American Poets.