| Description |
x, 148 pages ; 22 cm |
| Contents |
My son my executioner -- The sleeping giant -- The lone ranger -- Christmas Eve in Whitneyville -- An airstrip in Essex, 1960 -- The long river -- Love is like sounds -- White apples -- The alligator bride -- "Reclining figure" -- The man in the dead machine -- The repeated shapes -- The days -- Woolworth's -- Digging -- The poem -- The snow -- Self-portrait as a bear -- The stump -- Mount Kearsarge -- To a waterfowl -- Wolf knife -- The coal fire -- Gold -- On reaching the age of two hundred -- Eating the pig -- The blue wing -- Kicking the leaves -- The table -- Maple syrup -- Old roses -- Names of horses -- Ox-cart man -- Flies -- The town of hill -- Great day in the cows' house -- Old timers' day -- Mr. Wakeville on interstate 90 -- Moon clock -- The impossible marriage -- Edward's anecdote -- Fete -- The day I was older -- The baseball players -- When the yound husband -- Prophecy -- Tubes -- The peepers, the woodshed -- T.R. -- Six naps in one day -- Nose -- Scenic view -- The painted bed -- The porcelain couple -- The ship pounding -- Without -- Letter with no address -- Weeds and peonies -- After three years -- Kill the day -- The revolution -- Her garden -- Pond afternoons -- Summer kitchen -- Death work -- The wish -- Ardor -- Conversation -- Sun -- Spring Glen Grammar School -- 1943 -- The things -- Tennis ball -- Affirmation -- The coffee cup -- Hawk's crag -- Black olives -- The master -- Meatloaf. |
| Summary |
A collection of signature works by the former poet laureate reflects the evolution of his literary career and shares insight into his use of humor, eros, and engaging simple language. |
| Subject |
Poetry.
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| Added Title |
Poems. Selections.
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| ISBN |
9780544555600 |
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0544555600 |
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