NMLP P-006568 · True-first precedence · minted 2026-07-04

This Kind of Bird Flies Backward

Diane di Prima · Totem Press · 1958

True first is the 1958 Totem Press wrappered original. A later, more common Paper Book Gallery reprint appeared in 1963.

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New Mexico Literacy Project — True-first precedence NMLP P-006568 for "This Kind of Bird Flies Backward" by Diane di Prima (https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/id/point/p-006568, CC BY 4.0, dataset DOI 10.5281/zenodo.21184548).