Poetry A Magaine Of Verse [Three Issues: March 1946, April 1947, June 1948] James Merrill

Four older magazines from 1946-1948 sold as a set. Very early appearances of Merrill's work in three issues of "Poetry" and one "Kenyon Review". all prior to "First Poems" Poetry: March 1946: crisp bright and unmarked, some corners bent. VG++ "Three Poems from the Theory of Vision': The Green Eye", "The Cosmological Eye", "Perspectives of the Lonesome Eye", 'The Formal Lovers i-iv" Poetry: April 1947: crisp physically but marred by pencil and red pencil markings on cover and inside. Four poems: "Accumulations of the Sea", "River Poems", "The Flint Eye", "Suspense of Love" Poetry: June 1948: Crisp in bright maroon. VG++. No markings. eight poems: "Variations: The Air is Sweetest that a Thistle Guards I-VI", "Europa", "Kite Poem". Photo of a jaunty and very young JM inside. also included Kenyon Review, summer 1947. Somewhat worn, good++. Four Poems: "Dancing, Joyously Dancing", "The Drowning Poet", "Cloud COuntry", "Entrance from Sleep".