A rare curiosity of the glass-making process, is a tear of glass at once immensely resilient yet spectacularly fragile, exploding dramatically when shattered, this is called Prince Rupert's drop. This tension - between the present beauty and sense of almost inevitable loss inherent in the things we admire most - is a key to many of the poems in this collection, and in particular to the long central poem, "Braving the Dark", written after the author's brother's death from AIDS at the age of 30. Narrative, dramatic, quietly surreal, the poems in this book hide beneath the energy of their detail a strongly suggestive sense of decay and transience.
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Vendeur : Better World Books, Mishawaka, IN, Etats-Unis
Etat : Good. Former library copy. Pages intact with minimal writing/highlighting. The binding may be loose and creased. Dust jackets/supplements are not included. Includes library markings. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good. N° de réf. du vendeur 38795984-20
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Vendeur : More Than Words, Waltham, MA, Etats-Unis
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Vendeur : MW Books, New York, NY, Etats-Unis
First Edition. Very good paperback copy; spine slightly sun-toned. Clean internally. Remains well-preserved overall. Physical description; viii, 54 pages. Contents; When I woke, the darkest dreams continued -- Silence, Drift, Aeroplane -- Braving the Dark -- Jacob Wrestles with the Angel -- Foreign Bodies -- Amateur Radio -- In Memory of Henry West -- Surveillance -- Riot -- On the Demolition of the Regal -- Prince Rupert's Drop -- Wedding Breakfast -- The Levitation of St Christina -- The Tunnel -- Salvation as a Diving-Suit -- St. Christina Settles Down in a Convent after her Miraculous Time as a Bird -- Relic -- Elbow -- Land Girl -- War Widow -- Call-Up -- The Tea-Makers -- Dior Fashion-Plate 1947 -- Lady Grange on St. Kilda -- No Theatre -- Theatrophone -- The Cutting-Room -- Cosmonaut 1992 -- The Pathologist and the National Trust -- Tita and Disraeli -- Summer Exhibition -- Dig -- Thyme -- Public Footpath -- Ogress -- Timed Exposure -- The First Week -- We All Know that You're Going -- Bathrooms -- Trident Papa India -- Admission -- What matters. Subjects; Loss (Psychology) ; Poetry. Loss (Psychology). Poetry. Poems, 20th century. 1 Kg. N° de réf. du vendeur 465116
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Vendeur : MW Books Ltd., Galway, Irlande
First Edition. Very good paperback copy; spine slightly sun-toned. Clean internally. Remains well-preserved overall. Physical description; viii, 54 pages. Contents; When I woke, the darkest dreams continued -- Silence, Drift, Aeroplane -- Braving the Dark -- Jacob Wrestles with the Angel -- Foreign Bodies -- Amateur Radio -- In Memory of Henry West -- Surveillance -- Riot -- On the Demolition of the Regal -- Prince Rupert's Drop -- Wedding Breakfast -- The Levitation of St Christina -- The Tunnel -- Salvation as a Diving-Suit -- St. Christina Settles Down in a Convent after her Miraculous Time as a Bird -- Relic -- Elbow -- Land Girl -- War Widow -- Call-Up -- The Tea-Makers -- Dior Fashion-Plate 1947 -- Lady Grange on St. Kilda -- No Theatre -- Theatrophone -- The Cutting-Room -- Cosmonaut 1992 -- The Pathologist and the National Trust -- Tita and Disraeli -- Summer Exhibition -- Dig -- Thyme -- Public Footpath -- Ogress -- Timed Exposure -- The First Week -- We All Know that You're Going -- Bathrooms -- Trident Papa India -- Admission -- What matters. Subjects; Loss (Psychology) ; Poetry. Loss (Psychology). Poetry. Poems, 20th century. 1 Kg. N° de réf. du vendeur 465116
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Vendeur : Webbooks, Wigtown, Wigtown, Royaume-Uni
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Vendeur : timkcbooks, Penzance, Royaume-Uni
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Vendeur : timkcbooks, Penzance, Royaume-Uni
First edition, first printing. Signed by the author. Fine paperback original. N° de réf. du vendeur 9135
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