a book of English Christian verse . first edition. published in 1988.

In linked pieces Patti Smith tells the story of a man on a journey to see the Southern Cross, who is reflecting on his life and fighting the illness that is consuming him. Metaphoric and dreamy, this tale of transformation arises from Smith's knowledge of Mapplethorpe as a young man and as a mature artist, his close relationship with his patron and friend, Sam Wagstaff, and his years surviving AIDS and his ascent into death. Rich in detail, it is filled with references to Mapplethorpe's work and shows the man beneath the persona. Set against photographs by Mapplethorpe, the work emerges as a hymn, a prayer, a fable wishing him Godspeed on his latest journey."She was once our savage Rimbaud, but suffering has turned her into our St. John of the Cross, a mystic full of compassion."--Edmund White

A collection of poems by Mark Strand.

The wonder of Marilyn Hacker's poems...is that she insists upon the rawness of experience and the metamorphosis of form with equal fervor and makes them both speak with the same voice. The result, again and again, is a poem of intense intimacy, beauty and authority."—W. S. Merwin

From the Preface by James P. Moore, Jr.: "The apt title of Midnight Musings brings together the prodigious, expansive, and real-life reflections of Magda Herzberger, an extraordinary figure by any measure. She sits alone in the company of her thoughts-past, present, and to come-and reaches out eloquently and movingly to readers from all walks of life. If each one of us is the sum total of everything we have ever experienced in our lives, Magda brings much to the table. We feel privileged to enter into her world, one that unfolds through a variety of poems steeped in reality, fantasy, quest, and profound faith." "As a poet," Magda says, "I feel that I am like a photographer. Sometimes I focus my camera and take pictures from the outside world surrounding us. Other times I take photos depicting the many aspects of the inner world of my soul. Behind each of my poems in Midnight Musings, there is a story to be told and experienced."

This Singing World by Louis Untermeyer

"Impersonation was originally conceived as the first book of a triptych charting gender transition; however, the second and third books in the sequence, Transmigration and Coming to Life, were published first, and this collection kept growing. Impersonation now bookends the sequence, collecting poems written before and after the stages of transition marked by Transmigration and Coming to Life."--From the Author's Note

The title poem is interwoven with a varied collection of lyrics, narratives, puzzles, and translations

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A sexual tour of Egyptian and classical mythology, in which the sphinx is a symbol of Wilde's homosexuality. The sphinx's erotic exploits are described with alternating exuberance and shame which give a unique glimpse into Wilde's inner conflicts. He worked on the poem for 11 years and published it in 1894, one year before his trial, in a gesture of defiant Gay pride. The poem is a masterpiece of decadence: like Wagner's operas, it is of overpowering richness and beauty, and occasionally hilariously kitsch.

A study of the genesis, growth and chronology of Petrarch's "Secretum."

32 pp. Pub: 9/95.Award-winning poet Eve Merriam conjures up 26 titillating and teasing Halloween poems, one for each letter of the alphabet, accompanied by the delightfully wicked illustrations of Lane Smith. Elegant in design, precise in image . . . with appeal for any age that enjoys the macabre side of Halloween.--pointer, Kirkus. Full color.

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