Sex and death at Merlin Park Hospital / Kevin Higgins.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Higgins, Kevin, 1967- author.

Standardized Title:

Poems. Selections

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

English poetry--Irish authors--21st century.

English poetry.

English poetry--Irish authors.

Genre:

Poetry.

Physical Description:

95 pages ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Cliffs of Moher, County Clare, Ireland : Salmon Poetry, 2019.

Contents:

1 Sex and Death

Sarcoid Years p. 11

Someday I'll Love Kweeveen O'Higgeen p. 12

The Reckoning p. 14

Sex and Death at the Merlin Park Infusion Unit p. 15

The Medicines p. 16

Prayer To The Absolute Dark p. 17

Intimacy Revisited p. 18

For Cynthia p. 19

Susan p. 20

Advice To A Modem Odysseus p. 21

Yes, but also: mid-life story p. 23

Spring Day p. 24

The Allegations Against You p. 25

What I'm Prepared To Tell You p. 26

Ciúnas/Quiet p. 28

Put Me Back p. 29

The Great News p. 32

Coalition of the Disappointed p. 33

2 My View of Things

When I Wasn't Yet p. 37

The Day Bowie Died p. 38

After The Terrible Events Earlier p. 39

In the White Man's Clinic p. 40

Sold p. 41

Heavy Clogs p. 42

Leader of Irish Government Speaks Against Hyperbole p. 43

What Did The Politician Get His Wife p. 45

Don't Stop Repealing p. 47

SJW from Horse Hair Hill p. 48

My View of Things p. 49

Let Me Tell You About Them p. 50

The Truth Behind the Wire p. 51

Beige Heterosexuals p. 52

Internet Safety for Adults p. 54

From Things That Keep Tim Awake of A Winter's Night p. 55

Fixing The National Discourse p. 56

Refusal p. 58

Anatomy of a Bomb Scare p. 59

Listening Exercise p. 61

Pity the Woman Made of Wood p. 62

The Great Repeal p. 64

The Thing from Planet Gove p. 66

What Put The Diamonds In Your Owner's Wire's Ears? p. 67

The Minister for Loneliness p. 68

The Man Who Spoke Slogan p. 69

Hoodied Bridget p. 71

3 World Festival of Literary intercourse

Up with Clever Literature p. 75

Feral Hogs p. 76

Uncrease Your Forehead and Do Not Sweat p. 77

The Bailiff's Daughter p. 78

Review of Non-Existent Poetry Collection p. 79

The Captive Butt p. 81

On The Appointment of Director of Failed Bank To Executive Board of Literature Ireland p. 82

The Caint World Festival of Literary Intercourse p. 83

Grasp p. 85

After The Revolution p. 87

The Crowning of the Prophet Una p. 88

Among Savages p. 90

Treatise on Uselessness p. 91.

ISBN:

1912561727

9781912561728

OCLC:

1108503766

Publisher Number:

99985469915