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Private lemonade / John Godfrey.
LIBRA Rare PS3557.O29 P87 2001 Mathews copy
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Godfrey, John, 1945- author.
- Series:
- Adventures in poetry (Brookline, Mass.)
- Adventures in poetry.
- Language:
- English
- Genre:
- American poetry.
- Publishers' advertisements.
- Poetry.
- Physical Description:
- 100 pages, 4 unnumbered pages ; 21 cm.
- Place of Publication:
- New York : Adventures in Poetry, 2003.
- Summary:
- "John Godrey stirs up the necessary darkness."-Clark Coolidge
- "While others are busy catching their own reflections in the storefront of poetry, Godfrey goes to work on the damage and squalor of the overlooked. His genius rings true."-Peter Gizzi
- Over the past three decades, Godfrey has been one of New York City's most surefooted bards-in any type of weather. Private Lemonade weaves a series of ornate lyrics-sketches of a perennial evening and longing within the hum of traffic.
- Since 1969, John Godfrey has lived in Manhattan's East Village. He is the -author of several collections of poetry, including "Push the Mule" (The Figures, 2001).
- Contents:
- Everything Beautiful
- Vogue
- Shadow Feet
- Plush You
- Disbelief
- Unnameable
- Shortcuts
- Gravy
- Private Lemonade
- Footprints
- That Place Anymore
- Dents
- Rockin'
- Find Out
- Idiot Might
- Give Off
- Bleach
- Anywhere
- Vitals
- Downy Skin
- Jubilee
- Phenomenal
- The Beautiful One
- Something Up
- Soothe
- Express
- Spread
- Strokes
- Front Seat
- Knowhow
- Pool Cake
- It
- Blush
- Can't Say
- Flourish
- Flood Monkey
- Dim, Dud
- Protection
- Dream Marble
- Rain
- Three Ways
- Shrewd Breed
- Expect
- Amount
- Attrition
- Rotation
- Flakes
- Privacy
- Dusty Hands
- Plunder
- The French Girl
- Worthy
- Dump
- Water Everywhere
- Mixed-up Supine
- Big Picture
- Allons
- Cheer
- Baby Proofs
- Attractions
- Filled Turn
- Before You
- Be There
- Fuel Kiss
- Food of Others
- Napkin
- Parade
- People
- Slope
- Then the Brain
- Whole
- Sayonara
- Importance
- Alight
- Priceless Sport
- Original
- Poem
- Equals
- Injury
- Tide
- Heavy Building
- Savor
- What
- Wavy
- Creed
- Known
- Dream More
- Never Lands
- Overlooked Nomads
- Flash.
- Notes:
- Poems.
- Publishers advertisements: page [3] at end.
- Other Format:
- Online version: Godfrey, John, 1945- Private lemonade.
- ISBN:
- 0970625073
- 9780970625076
- OCLC:
- 54013232
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