Count the waves : poems / Sandra Beasley.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Beasley, Sandra.

Standardized Title:

Poems. Selections

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

American poetry.

Genre:

Poetry.

Physical Description:

96 pages ; 22 cm

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

New York : W. W. Norton & Company, [2015]

Contents:

Inner Flamingo 17

"The Exhibition Was Very Beautiful" 23

"Nothing but Cash Will Answer" 24

"In an Official Capacity" 25

"Please Come in the Boat of To-Day" 27

The Emperor's Valentine 28

The Wake 30

Fidelity (II) 34

"How Long Ago Was It?" 35

"I Wish You to Adopt Pacific Measures" 36

"It Is No Secret Here" 37

King 38

Economy 41

Parable 42

Fidelity (I) 44

"In a State of Intoxication" 45

Halloween 49

"I Have Not Decided" 51

"The Strictest Order Must Be Preserved" 52

"Vegetation Grows Rapidly" 53

Entries from The Lover's Field Guide 54

The Editor of Encyclopedia Britannica Regrets Everything 59

One-Tenth of the Body 61

"The Offer Will Not Be Repeated" 63

"Do Not Expose Yourself to the Air" 64

"In the Latest Fashion" 65

"Cotton Is Rising" 66

"Your Daughter Has Not Left" 67

Valentine for the Grave Digger 68

American Caution 70

Grief Puppet 72

"The Calamity Is Not Serious" 75

"Mills Have Stopped for Want of Water" 77

"Flour Is Firm" 78

The Psychology Lesson 79

Ukulele 81

Let Me Count the Waves 82

Instantaneous Letter Writer 84

"The People Begin, to Understand" 85

"The Banks Have Begun to Contract" 86

The Sword Swallower's Valentine 87

The Circus 89

"The Country Is Quite Mountainous" 93

"I Have Decided" 94

"What Is the Wholesale Price of The Traveler's Vade Mecum?" 95.

ISBN:

9780393243208

0393243206

OCLC:

891611000