# Is "Iovis: All Is Full of Jove" by Anne Waldman a First Edition?

> **Quick answer.** A first edition of Iovis: All Is Full of Jove by Anne Waldman (Coffee House Press, 1993) is identified by: Wrappers (paperback original). True first of Iovis Book I is the 1993 Coffee House Press wrappered original.

**Checklist — a true first has these:**
- Wrappers (paperback original)
- Book I of the Iovis project (full title Iovis: A Poem [All Is Full of Jove], Book I)
- Iovis Book II followed in 1997; the complete Iovis Trilogy was collected in 2011
- First printing carries no statement of later printings
- Publisher imprint reads Coffee House Press
- Not a book-club edition (see below)

| | |
|---|---|
| Author | Anne Waldman |
| Publisher | Coffee House Press |
| Year | 1993 |
| True first | — |
| Format | Hardcover (trade) |
| Key point | Wrappers (paperback original) |
| Book-club edition exists? | Yes |

## Points of issue
Wrappers (paperback original). Book I of the Iovis project (full title Iovis: A Poem [All Is Full of Jove], Book I). Iovis Book II followed in 1997; the complete Iovis Trilogy was collected in 2011. First printing carries no statement of later printings.

## Is this the true first?
True first of Iovis Book I is the 1993 Coffee House Press wrappered original.

## Telling it from reprints & book-club editions
No book club edition.

## Source
New Mexico Literacy Project — Is *Iovis: All Is Full of Jove* by Anne Waldman a first edition? https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/first-edition/iovis-all-is-full-of-jove
CC BY 4.0. Part of the Canonical First-Edition Points of Issue dataset (https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/api/first-edition-titles.json). Last reviewed 2026-07-03.