Cathy Ford

Cunnilingus or How I Learned to Love Figure Skating

"...this poetry mesmerized me into a language-induced trance, from which I had to shake myself at the end of the book. Cathy Ford is a powerful writer."

– Maria Bonanno

Colophon: Long Poem, 7 1/2" x 8", 32 unnumbered pages with text in New Century Schoolbook 11 pt. Classic Columns. Red Pepper 80 lb. with 3 1/4" die-cut circle. Title and author letterpressed on cover in 30 pt. Bernhard and 18 pt. Gravure shaded and 10 pt. Century Bold on 1/4" spine. Tipped-in custom photographs by photographer Lynette Winders: (skates, grandmother's pearls and abalone: velvet and chiffon shawl; lace and laces), placed behind die-cut circle. 2" x 2" custom photo tipped inside of book. Photos; shot F5.6 at 125 sec. with White Lighting 1200 watt light in soft box. Camera; Mamiya C-33 with a 180 mm lens. Prints on Polymax multigrade paper. Coppertone is Berg Coppertone Solution. Endpapers; white rayon Sanwa tissue with gold and silver flecks. Inside paper; Voice 24 lb. recycled white.Spine hand pressed, glued and handsewn in silver silk or red thread. Signed and numbered by the author. Coppertone photos.

About the Author: Cathy Ford is a poet and fictioniste. She has published eleven books of poetry including: Saffron, Rose & Flame – the joan of arc poems (gynergy press) & The Desiring Heart (Caitlin Press). She lives in Sidney, B.C.

Edition: Limited Edition of 100.

ISBN: 09698904-9-4

Year: 1997

Price: $75 CND plus $4.00 shipping