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Mount Toby Poems
Wally Swist

Whereas Howard Nelson was a newcomer to the distinguished group of Timberline Press writers, Wally Swist was a three-peat. Two collections of haiku -- Blowing Reeds (1995) and The White Rose (2000) -- had preceded Mount Toby Poems, which is not haiku. I had received Wally's manuscript during the time I was coming to the decision to end publication and felt it would be a good way to end the thirty-four years of publishing. It was a sound group of poems done with Wally's usual craft and sensitivity and it leant itself to a classic book arts production. The text is 12 pt. Garamond Old Style with consistent display. The paper is Wausau Royal Linen, the endpaper is tan Environment woven, and the cover is brown Leader Basis Antique Vellum. The cover features a linocut of Mount Toby in Massachusetts. The result is a handsome book of wonderful poetry -- what Timberline Press prided itself on all along.

35 pages: 24 poems, 5.5 x 8.5 / $10.00