THE MONKEY WARS: Poems by Bruce Weigl Athens: The University of Georgia Press, (1985). First edition, first printing, trade paperback issue. Contains publisher's first printing number code sequence 1 through 5 to the copyright page. Weigl has garned numerous awards for his poems including two Pulitzer Prize nominations, two Pushcart Prizes, the Breadloaf Fellowship and a grant from the National Endowment for the Arts. The Bronze Star awarded Vietnam War veteran draws from his wealth of experience and his expertise in creativity as a poet, and a professor of English. This collection of poems has themes of peaceful landscapes that are often violently disrupted. The poems have narrative stories including that of a soldier in Vietnam during the war, a woman accepting her husband's beatings, a grandfather's abusive rite of passage to his grandson, a steelworker and a crippled dog, and more. Very tight! A short mild crimp to front cover at spine, else near fine in glossy stiff-card wraps with titles in black and white to the spine. A presentable literary first edition. Octavo; 47 pages. FREE SHIPPING TO THE USA PLEASE VIEW OUR STORE FOR MORE GREAT FIRST EDITION BOOKS THANKS!