Words by the water / William Jay Smith.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Smith, William Jay, 1918-2015.

Series:

Johns Hopkins, poetry and fiction

Johns Hopkins, poetry & fiction

Language:

English

Physical Description:

83 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm.

Place of Publication:

Baltimore, Md. : Johns Hopkins University Press, [2008]

Contents:

The Atoll 5

The Atoll 7

Of Islands 8

Note: Palmyra 9

On His Dark Bed 10

Reflection 11

The Garden 12

The Flight 13

Note: The Atoll 15

The Hunt 17

Willow Wood 19

Invitation to Ground Zero 20

Contemplation of Conspiracy 21

The Poor Peacock and the Rich Peacock 22

Perfect Lives: Portraits 23

Riddles 24

The Artist and the Arena 26

The Hunt 27

The Deer and The Dachshund: Light Verse and Satire 29

Dachshunds 31

Author, Author 32

The Literary Life 33

Epitaphs 36

On the Banks of the Mississippi 37

Oxford Doggerel 39

Translations 45

Harry Martinson: The Forest of Childhood 47

Harry Martinson: Peonies 48

Harry Martinson: The Henhouse 49

Paul Valery: Pomegranates 50

Jules Laforgue: The Far West 51

Kjell Hjern: On the Growth of Hair in Middle Age 53

Jean-Max Tixier: Writing 55

Basho: Haiku 56

Sandor Weores: The Lunatic Cyclist 57

Sandor Weores: Boundless Space 59

The Greatest Wealth: Wedding Songs 61

Now Touch the Air Softly 63

The Bouquet 65

Song for a Country Wedding 67

The Greatest Wealth 69

Words By The Water 71

Old Cherokee Woman's Song 73

Song of the Dispossessed 74

A Rational Departure 76

Rhetorical Question 77

Cats in a Summer Garden 78

To the Memory of Hubert Creekmore (1907-1966) 79

A Green Oasis 80

Woman at the Piano 81

Words by the Water 82.

ISBN:

9780801890642

9780801890659

0801890640

0801890659

OCLC:

217263187

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