Selected Poems. by Smith, Stevie (Florence Margaret Smith), 1902-1971

New Directions [Norfolk, Conn., James Laughlin, 1964] 'ND159'. Soft Cover. 'Stevie Smith's metric, with its inner rhymes and assonances, and its mischievous throw-away lines, is very subtle. She is certainly funny. But it is not a humor one would care to meet on a dark night. Her own drawings, which illustrate the book, add to the general 'nerviness'.' (Laughlin) 'On gray days when most modern poetry seems one dull colorless voice speaking through a hundred rival styles, one turns to Stevie Smith and enjoys her unique and cheerfully gruesome voice. She is a charming and original poet.' (Robert Lowell) 'A New Directions Paperbook Original.' viii, 120 p., illus. by the author; 20.5 cm.; white stiff-paper covers a bit yellowed; ink owner's name; New Yorker clipping of 'To Carry the Child' tipped inside rear cover; good+. 29529 [SAG]