"Her poems assuredly justify the writer, and should console the right reader (if anything can)."
Marianne Moore
"I like her poems; they think, and they mean what they say."
Conrad Aiken
"Certainly impressive work."
Kenneth Rexroth
"Mature, her poems have a bite to them."
Richard Eberhart
"The new form is most interesting; the poems beautiful and distinguished."
Allen Tate
The poems in this book are written in a new form—they are called twelve-tone poems. The form was adapted by the author from Arnold Schoenberg's musical system, using speech sounds in place of notes.
This autographed edition is limited to 100 copies, designed and illustrated by Paul Bartlett. The poems are set in Regal 14 type on Westland stock. Printed by Impresora Gutenberg, Colima, Mexico.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Elizabeth Bartlett (1911-1994) was an American poet and writer noted for her lyrical and symbolic poetry, creation of the new twelve-tone form of poetry, founder of the international non-profit organization Literary Olympics, Inc., and known as an author of fiction, essays, reviews, translations, and as an editor. She is not to be confused with the British poet (1924-2008) of the same name. For more detailed information about her life, work, and critical commendations, see the Wikipedia article [ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elizabeth_Bartlett_%28American_poet%29].