Parallel voices
Subtitle: ancient Chinese poetry, contemporary American poetry
By: with seven lithographs by Roberta Delaney
Contributors: Kristensen, John, printer; Muskat, Carolyn, lithographer; Merwin, W. S. (William Stanley), 1927- inscriber; Ryan, Kay, inscriber; Firefly Press; Muskat Studios
Publisher: Firefly Press
Published: 2008
Language: eng
Translated from: chi
Subjects: Chinese poetry; Translations into English
Other titles: Parallel voices : ancient Chinese poetry, contemporary Western poetry
Notes: Artist's book consisting of nine leaves each folded into triptych format, including title and colophon leaves. On the illustrated leaves, Chinese poetry is in English on the left front panel, American poetry is on the right; short selections and a color lithograph referring to both poems is in one image in the interior of the triptych. Issued loose in a natural linen case.

"Roberta Delaney selected the poems, designed the layout and drew the seven lithographs. Set in Optima type and printed on Rives BFK paper, there are ten boxed sets in the edition. Text letterpress printed by John Kristensen at Firefly Press in Boston, Massachusetts. Lithographs printed by Carolyn Muskat at Muskat Studios in Somerville, Massachusetts. 2008"--Colophon.