Self Book 4, circa 1974

Inscribed on the inside cover: "This volume here is self book 2. Self book 1 is in a filing box in study and was made 73/4. Earlier attempts have now been destroyed. It is signed and dated, "June 1974." In addition to the numerous newspaper clippings, photographs, and sketches, this 445-page book contains several typed and holograph poems. Among those holograph poems by Coffey are "As Ye Come From the Holy Land of Walsing Home," "Rose-Checked Laura," "All Over Again," and "The Pheonix." Typescripts by Coffey include "The Prayers," "Registers," and "The Brain-Scoop Song." Also included are 14 typescript poems from James Hogan's collection, Danta Gradha , as well as typescripts of his poems, "The Matron," and "Inkquest (A Dreadful Warning to the Poets of Urbane Warfare)." There are also two postcards from Beckett