A short history of snakes : poems / Alan Jenkins.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Jenkins, Alan, 1955-

Standardized Title:

Poems. Selections

Language:

English

Genre:

Poetry.

Physical Description:

x, 171 pages ; 21 cm

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

New York : Grove Press, [2001]

Summary:

With this volume, acclaimed British poet Alan Jenkins makes his Annerican debut. Lush, joyous, stylish, and sensual, his poetry is a deeply personal exploration of masculinity that recalls Sharon Olds in its visceral impact. Taken from collections spanning over a decade, A Short History of Snakes at last introduces to American readers one of England's most accomplished and engaging poets.

Contents:

Party Going ix

From in the Hothouse

In the Hothouse 3

The Old Tune 4

Teeth 6

A Short History of Snakes 7

Marilyn And You 10

Feast 11

Or Would You Rather Not Be Saved 12

Crab 19

Imagine My Mother Dancing 21

Sorting 22

Ties 23

The Promise 24

My Father's Winters 25

Talking to the Undertaker 26

From Greenheart

Heat 31

Sofa 33

Kerkira 34

Rain in the Pine-Forest 36

Keep-net 39

Log 40

Pornography 42

L'Esprit d'Escalier 45

Player's Navy 47

The London Dissector 48

Alarm 52

Mohican 54

Greenheart 56

From Harm

Nocturne 71

Visiting 72

Thirty-five 74

Moths 76

Cobh 78

Ship of Fools 79

Art History 81

Missing 83

Personal 91

Baudelaire 92

West 11th Street 93

Bathtimes 96

Someone's Life 98

Aubade 101

From the Drift

Chopsticks 105

Inheritance 107

Ancient History 108

Galatea 111

Fur Elise 113

Brighton Return 114

Albatross 117

Found Among His Papers 118

Street Life 121

The Short Straw 122

The Road Less Traveled 132

Barcelona 134

Diary 136

Crash 137

Fur Elise (2) 139

Salt 140

Patience 145

Malaya 146

House-Clearing 148

Effects 153

Three-Piece Suite 155

Launderette: Her Last Nightdress 159

The Firebreak 160

The Old Story 161

Rio Song 163

Neighbours 165

The Love of Unknown Women 166

from Dead White Male 168.

ISBN:

080213811X

OCLC:

45714829