A Dog Was Crying To-Night in Wicklow Also. First edition of the broadside.
Louisville, Kentucky: White Fields Press, 1994. Broadside. 35 x 15.25 inches. ...Poster printed in black on glossy stock paper with the text of 'A dog was crying tonight in Wicklow also'' by Seamus Heaney. Black and white photograph entitled "Cottage of poet Cathal O'Searcaigh" reproduced at top of sheet, the original taken by photographer Rachel Brown. "Published in Heaven Poster Series #4 [.] White Fields Press for the literary renaissance 1994 [.] editors Ron Whitehead and Kent Fielding production Laura Loran, layout Ernest Sedgwick".
Illustrated from a photograph by Rachel Brown, "Cottage of Poet Cathal O'Searcaigh." Measuring 15" x 35". Fine. Heaney's powerful poem about death is dedicated to the memory of Nigerian poetry critic and professor Donatus Nwoga. Published in Heaven Poster Series #4
Provenance: Peter Howard, Serendipity Books. Berkeley. Item #51-5172
Price: $100.00