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by Antony Dunn
Bugs

Bugs

by Antony Dunn

Overview

Both heartening and heartbreaking, this collection of poems tells the stories of life of all sizes—from microscopic parasitic worms to the lives of massive planets. Full of characters facing the guilt and terror of life, this examination embraces literary influences from all over the world, learning from the cultural difficulties and legacies left behind. Revealing the far-reaching effects of everyday occurrences, this remarkable compilation follows people as they go about their lives and find themselves caught up in astounding public and private events.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781903039953
Publisher: Carcanet Press, Limited
Publication date: 10/01/2009
Series: Oxford Poets
Pages: 80
Product dimensions: 5.30(w) x 8.30(h) x 0.30(d)

About the Author

Antony Dunn is the author of two collections of poems, Flying Fish and Pilots and Navigators. He is the recipient of both the Newdigate Prize and the Society of Authors' Eric Gregory Award.

Table of Contents

Bugged 9

Flea Circus 10

Kitchen Sink Drama 11

Antimony Cup 12

Why Did the Chicken 13

We apologise for the delay 14

Us All 16

Please 18

Berlin Zoo 19

Lisdoonvarna 20

Ladybird 21

First Kiss 22

Maria 23

Ants 24

New Year Instant Poem 25

Skinny Dipping 26

Limequat 27

Lepidopterist 28

Flight 29

Testing One Two 30

Platform Announcements 31

Cold 32

Unsaid 33

Saguaro 34

Nettle Bed 35

Green 36

Love Poetry 37

Hungarian Blessing 38

Three Dartmoor Ponies 39

Tarn How 40

Red 41

Mayfly Sums Up 42

Peace on Earth 43

Eyeglass 44

Ichneumon Wasp 45

Pope Boniface's Address 46

Connecticut Bees 47

June the Fourth 48

Bread Line 52

Girl with Gun, Ben Gurion Airport 54

Phantoms 55

Taking the Night Air 56

Ultraviolet 57

Alarm 58

Mosquitoes 60

Riding Lights 61

Nematode Worms 62

Ω 63

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