Roddy Lumsden's poems eavesdrop on a half urban, half surreal world of ladies' men and misfits, trying on roles and acting out fantasies. His second collection The Book of Love is a celebration of love in all its delightful perversity, whose characters include a randy actor, a vinegar addict and couples courting in the filing cupboard and covered with marmalade. As voyeurs sneak into one poem, naturists streak across another and there is the inevitable lurking presence of the poet's own (rich but square) alter ago. These ...
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Roddy Lumsden's poems eavesdrop on a half urban, half surreal world of ladies' men and misfits, trying on roles and acting out fantasies. His second collection The Book of Love is a celebration of love in all its delightful perversity, whose characters include a randy actor, a vinegar addict and couples courting in the filing cupboard and covered with marmalade. As voyeurs sneak into one poem, naturists streak across another and there is the inevitable lurking presence of the poet's own (rich but square) alter ago. These snappy, witty poems leave tantalising echoes and reverberations that make you want to read them again and again. Now out of print in this edition, most of the poems were included in Mischief Night: New & Selected Poems (2004).
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This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside. This book has soft covers. In good all round condition. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item, 200grams, ISBN: 9781852245092.
Add this copy of The Book of Love to cart. $20.98, very good condition, Sold by GeorgeCrossBooks rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Lexington, MA, UNITED STATES, published 2000 by Bloodaxe Books.
