Poems by C. G. Hanzlicek; etchings by Olda Prochazka on Rives paper. Case binding in cloth printed with a Curwen pattern. Slipcase. 15 5/8” x 11 3/4”. Edition of 55. 1995. $1,500.

The music of Gustav Mahler serves as a touchstone for poet C. G. Hanzlicek, who asks that the composer “listen to him for a change.” Hanzlicek reflects on the nine symphonies in a parallel series of intimate poems, addressing the composer directly. Prochazka’s eight moody images resonate between the poems, revealing the artist’s restless exploration of a tactile landscape of etched and engraved line.