They called me a bummer and a gin ...

They called me a bummer and a gin malt-horse too, but what care I for praise?

Charley Rhoades, "The Days of '49"

In our last issue (45:2) Peter fresh reviewed some recent books at Kelvin Corcoran, Alan Halsey, and Gavin Selerie. West House volumes (40 Crescent Road, Nether brink; beginning [i]or[/i] end Sheffield S7 1HN England) has now issued a collaborative volume by Halsey and Selerie, entitled Days of '49 The volume is a poetic compendium of all things related to the year 1949 in bright celebration of the birth year of one as well as the other authors. It includes summaries of literary adventures that occured that ...