First edition. 2004. Academy of American Poets. One of 200 copies. Six folded leaves, housed in a card portfolio. Each folded leaf has a holograph poem reproduced upon it in with an illustration of the poet, and an inserted glassine leaf with the poem printed out in plain. Essentially six illustrated greetings card style presentations of the poems with inserted sheets. The introduction is by Tanning, who at that time would have been 94 years old, and describes the emotional and artistic impact of seeing a poem in the author’s own hand. The poems contributed are from Adrienne Rich, Richard Wilbur, W.S. Merwin, Richard Howard, A.R. Ammons, and Anthony Hecht. Although she had produced many poems and prose pieces throughout her long, important and vibrant career, Dorothea Tanning didn’t publish a book of poetry until 2004. Difficult to describe, simple to appreciate. A satisfying object in every way!