Lyn Lifshin Cold Comfort Signed Black Sparrow 1997

Description

Lyn Lifshin was one of the most prolific and quietly influential poets of the late 20th century, publishing across small presses and literary magazines with a voice that blended immediacy, intimacy, and emotional precision. Cold Comfort gathers over two decades of her work, offering a wide view of her range—urban, personal, and unguarded—while maintaining the directness that made her a cult favorite among readers of contemporary American poetry.

Published by Black Sparrow Press, this volume reflects the press’s (Barbara Martin’s) signature attention to design and materials: bold color blocking, textured boards, and a clean, modernist layout that stands apart from typical trade poetry editions of the period. The clothbound limitation was small; there were only 200 hardcover copies bound, of which 100 were signed by Lifshin. A desirable example for both collectors of Black Sparrow titles and postwar American poetry alike.

A sharp copy of a signed Black Sparrow edition—these don’t sit long.