THE VERMONT NOTEBOOK by John Ashbery and Joe Brainard

Granary Books, 2001, First edition thus, 102 pp., 6 3/4" X 9 1/2", Softcover Fine “This is John Ashbery at his wacky best, from long lists that seem to make some sense, to short lists that seem to make no sense, to made-up diary entries. Here we find Joe Brainard's Americana...there's a wonderful, nutty innocence to this book that is found in Brainard's drawings and Ashbery's writing: 'his lips spell out the words: shale, cowturds, spread, udder, mumps.' ”–John Yau“Touched with genius.”–Peter SchjeldahlPoetry by John Ashbery with over 50 ink drawings by Joe Brainard; originally published by Black Sparrow Press in 1975. Printed offset and bound in printed wrappers, this is from an edition of 2000 copies.