1978 Roy Fisher Thing About Sullivan Signed Lalic First
Roy Fisher THE THING ABOUT JOE SULLIVAN Carcanet new press, Manchester , 1978. First edition. Paperback, in fine condition. Size: 19,7 x 12,8 cm. Pp. 85. Printed by Billings, Guildford. The copy is inscribed by Fisher to Serbian poet Ivan Lalic: ‘’To Ivan Lalic / with best wishes / Roy Fisher / 13.V.’87‘’ . For condition see photos/scans.
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Roy Fisher (born 1930) is a British poet and jazz pianist. He received many awards for his poetry, and in 1978 was awarded Poetry Book Society Choice, for his poems The Thing About Joe Sullivan. In this book of poems The Thing About Joe Sullivan, Fisher celebrated Sullivan’s playing in the eponymous poem. The book is regarded by some critics as one of the best poems about jazz.
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Ivan V. Lalic (1931 – 1996) was one of the most significant Serbian poets writing after World War II with a reputation as one of the finest European poets of his time. Also one of the leading poets of contemporary neosymbolism poetry in Serbia. He had also been writing essays and literary critics and versifying English and French poetry into Serbian language. Lalic edited few antologies of poetry. He was sincerly appreciated among colleague poets of his time all over the world as it can be seen in many inscriptions wrote to him on books he received as sign of respect and appreciation.
