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Stated first edition. A collection of submissions from about 800 poets, most getting one page to provide 1-3 poems. Presented alphabetical by author, from Virginia C. Abbott to Jose Zakus. In a random search I found about one in eight to have published any significant other works of poetry. Vantage Press was a notorious vanity publisher, found in 1990 to have committed fraud against many of its authors by failing to provide the promotion for the books fully paid for by the authors ($3.5 million judgement). Vantage Press ceased operation in 2012. The "New Voices in American Poetry" series was published by various companies, and while most are not suspected of a "pay-to-play" scheme, this particular edition most likely was. All that said, this is still a rare book, and I am not a person able to judge the merits of the poetry contained within. The green fabric covered boards have gilt print on the front and spine and shows very little wear. The pages are clean, tight and bright. The dust jacket has…
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- Title New Voices in American Poetry-1981
- Author n/a
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- Edition First Edition
- Publisher Vantage Press, New York, New York
- Date 1981
- ISBN 9780533051915
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