The First Books of David Henderson and Mary Korte: A Research Stella Gaitano individual letters and words were

individual letters and words were sold

but surprisingly tender

Will she make a pact with devil like Robert Johnson or will she pursue her own desires searching for the divine

published in extraordinary times

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The First Books of David Henderson and Mary Korte: A Research Stella Gaitano individual letters and words wereIn 1967, the first books of two poets were published by small presses on opposite coasts of the USA: David Hendersons Felix of the Silent Forest and Mary Norbert Kortes Hymn to the Gentle Sun. In this essay, poet, scholar, educator, and publisher Iris Cushing looks at the context of these supposedly minor poets, and through research and conversation with Korte, Henderson, and Diane di Prima, reconstructs the role of small presses in the