# Is "Kill or Cure" by Anne Waldman a First Edition?

> **Quick answer.** A first edition of Kill or Cure by Anne Waldman (Penguin Books, 1994) is identified by: Wrappers in the Penguin Poets series; first printing identified by a full number line. True first is the 1994 Penguin Poets wrappered original.

**Checklist — a true first has these:**
- Wrappers in the Penguin Poets series; first printing identified by a full number line
- Gathers new work plus previously uncollected poems and prose, including a section of the ongoing Iovis
- Publisher imprint reads Penguin Books
- Not a book-club edition (see below)

| | |
|---|---|
| Author | Anne Waldman |
| Publisher | Penguin Books |
| Year | 1994 |
| True first | — |
| Format | Hardcover (trade) |
| Key point | Wrappers in the Penguin Poets series; first printing identified by a full number line |
| Book-club edition exists? | Yes |

## Points of issue
Wrappers in the Penguin Poets series; first printing identified by a full number line. Gathers new work plus previously uncollected poems and prose, including a section of the ongoing Iovis.

## Is this the true first?
True first is the 1994 Penguin Poets wrappered original.

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

## Source
New Mexico Literacy Project — Is *Kill or Cure* by Anne Waldman a first edition? https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/first-edition/kill-or-cure
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.