Extended similes / Jenny Joseph
1997, First Edition. Newcastle upon Tyne [England] Chester Springs, PA : Bloodaxe Books ; U.S. distributor Dufour Editions. Signed and inscribed. Fine paperback copy; edges very slightly dulled with age. Remains well-preserved overall. Item #473786
ISBN: 1852243023
Physical description; 224 pages ; 22 cm. Contents; Castles in the sand -- Barley sugar sun -- Hot and cold taps -- from The Rambler VIII -- sun in cloud -- Jewelled was the valley -- '... like sun upon the face' -- from The Rambler VIII (cont.) -- Blackbird's whistle -- Promised land -- Catching the moment -- Arresting the sequential -- Like the flight of the swallow -- Passing time -- Time is money they say -- Tracking -- Pocket of air -- Timing -- from The Rambler XIV -- Piece of wood -- Visit -- Cork and feather -- Man and crane -- Expectation -- Letter from abroad -- Beached boats -- You make me feel cold going out in this wind without a hat -- Categories of 'as if' -- from The Rambler XX -- Saturday treat -- Meeting for lunch -- sky at night -- Fly -- Honey in February -- Flight of steps -- Categories of 'as if' (cont.) -- Suspension -- Sphere -- Cake uncut -- Party -- '...and sun and wind like love...' -- ^ Love letter -- Diver -- Dazzle of the clock -- 'The Sun in Splendour' -- Cats' eyes -- On the wing -- Dog searching for rabbits -- Wind moving clouds -- Shutter in the wind -- Gnats -- Bagatelle -- Making a cake -- Tiller hard to port -- Window -- House by the lake -- House by the lake II -- In a glass -- Fog at Wotton-under-edge. Perspective -- Contrapuntal: Two pears -- Vice versa -- dream in the day -- Vice versa II -- Rose growing -- couple for dinner -- assignation -- Roundabout -- Time maybe -- Valley filled with rain -- Time waiting -- Widower -- Chair -- Cup full of shadows -- Chasing drops of water -- Ant nest -- Dream -- sun fallen in fog -- Scream of the kettle -- Up into the trees -- Marigold and green -- Rapture -- Calling ships at sea -- Two polished chestnuts -- Extended simile -- Bermuda Triangle -- As a breeze -- ^ Earthquake detection -- In the air -- thread -- Malaria -- Cannibalism now and then. Butterfly -- Ichneumon flies and butterflies -- Out of synch -- Empty trucks -- House in a wood -- Photograph -- Beeches -- Like a wave breaking -- Ahead, behind -- tunnel and the open -- Time yet -- candle flame deprived of air -- spindle unwinds, winds, unwinds -- Relative matter of extension -- Solstices -- gift of flowers -- Cup of milk -- Shawls -- ...first. -- en or the egg, chick-? -- Seven sentences. Subjects; Manners and customs. England Social life and customs ; Fiction.
Price: €12.95