New Rivers Press, 1975. Hardbound book near fine. No dust jacket. Black boards near fine with slight edge wear at front bottom, bright silver titles at spine; pages fine except for faint smudge on page 14; library stamp at back endpage. 56 pages; 9.25 X 6.25 X 0.25; 15 oz. shipping weight. Vern Rutsala (1934-2014) was an American poet who published many collections of poetry and taught creative writing for many years at Lewis & Clark College in Portland, Oregon. In 2005 he was a finalist for the National Book Award for Poetry.