<I>Head Off & Split: Poems</I>
date: label: Date
content: 2011
name: label: Printed by
content: Unidentified
label: Published by
content: TriQuarterly Books, American, founded 1992
label: Published by
content: Northwestern University Press, American, founded 1893
label: Written by
content: Nikky Finney, American, born 1957
notes: label: Description
content: First edition, first printing, paperback of Head Off & Split: Poems by Nikky Finney. The book has white front and back covers with a white spine. On the front cover, centered in the upper half, is an image of a pair of fish wrapped in a newspaper. In the upper left corner is a gold, round sticker with black text that reads [NATIONAL BOOK AWARD / WINNER] above and below a black graphic of an open book. In the lower half of the front cover, also centered, is the book title and author, listed in red and black text that reads [HEAD / OFF & / SPLIT / POEMS / NIKKY FINNEY]. The back cover of the book features a small black-and-white photograph of the author in frontal view, with her chin resting on her fist in the bottom left corner. To the right of the photograph is some biographical data about the author, photo credits and a cover design credit. Above the photograph are five endorsements of Head Off & Split and Nikky Finney. There is a barcode sticker in the bottom right corner of the back cover. The top third of the book spine is the last name of the author, [FINNEY], in red text, followed by the title of the book in black and red text that reads [HEAD OFF & SPLIT]. The bottom third of the spine is the publisher’s information and logo in black type. There are ninety-seven (97) interior pages that are white with black type as well as an addition section entitled, [Nikky Finney’s Acceptance / Speech for the National / Book Award for Poetry / November 16, 2011 · Cipriani’s, New York].
place: label: Place printed
content: Evanston, Cook County, Illinois, United States, North and Central America
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Poetry
label: Topic
content: Women
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content: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
label: Classification
content: Books and Published Materials
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2014.266
objectType: label: Type
content: paperbacks
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: © 2011 Nikky Finney
label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: ink on paper with adhesive
label: Dimensions
content: 8 1/2 × 6 3/16 × 3/8 in. (21.6 × 15.7 × 1 cm)