A finished poem may be published individually in a periodical before being collected into a book. Some, but not all, of Levis' poems in Winter Stars appeared previously in this way.
Winter Stars - Draft title page
M 426 B6 f11
What evidence of Levis' thought do you see here?
Winter Stars [cover proof]
M 426 B8 f4
This is a proof of the cover for Larry Levis' book Winter Stars. It was published in March, 1985 by the University of Pittsburgh Press.