Mary Risala Laird
Jagged Stones , 2012
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10 x 6 1/2
x 1/2
in
limited edition fine press book
Poems by Anita Barrows. Seven linoleum cuts by Ciel McKay, Anita
Barrows eleven year old granddaughter; five appear in the text and two on the front and back covers. One cut by Anita Barrows, on the front and back end sheets, and one in the text by Mary Risala Laird, a portrait of Ciel.
The book, dedicated to the people of Lebanon, Palestine, and Iraq, consists of four long poems, plus an opening piece, and a long introduction and equally informative colophon, ending with “In gratitude to all those keeping alive the spirit of al Mutanabbi Street”. The powerful pieces speak eloquently.
Printed on Mohawk 100 # for text; binding of burnt red Japanese cloth drummed over boards; a thin black line of board extends over the foredges of the covers. Sewn with red linen thread using a link stitch, onto three small bands of purely decorative black goatskin.
$450