The Dark About Our Loves. Dublin: Printed by John Augustine, 1962. First Edition. Pp 31. Pictorial green wrappers. A fine bright copy.

Brendan Kennelly began his publishing career with fellow poet Rudi Holzapfel in 1959 with ‘ Cast a Cold Eye’ published by the Dolmen Press.

The went on to publish two other volumes of poetry together: ‘The Rain, the Moon’ (1961) & ‘The Dark about Our Loves’ (1962).