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A short history of snakes : poems / Alan Jenkins.

Van Pelt Library PR6060.E517 S46 2001
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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

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