Thanks, Martin (and Pierre) for pointing me to a poet new to me - I've
downloaded the pdf and am already enchanted. This is an ancient magic. I
would love to have the book. Alas, not enough cash at present, but I will
save up for it -
All the best
A
On 3/5/05 8:26 PM, "Pierre Joris" <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> Yes, indeed, Tom Meyer is one of the great secret treasures of US
> poetry. He may have the finest ear of any English language poet of
> his generation. And though the books are expensive they are
> absolutely worth having, being superbly printed -- Jargon Society
> books have always been among the most elegant publishers of poetry.
> pierre
>
> On May 2, 2005, at 1:06 PM, MJ Walker wrote:
>
>> This strikes me as almost incredible: I have just discovered the
>> poetry
>> of Thomas Meyer, praised as poet & translator by some significant
>> voices
>> (Kelly, Silliman), but $40 plus p&p or even more in Europe for his big
>> selected *At dusk iridescent* was just too much for my purse, and I
>> resigned myself to tidbits - and hey presto, on the publisher's
>> website,
>> there's a free download of the whole thing, 268 pp. :-)
>> mj
Alison Croggon
Blog: http://theatrenotes.blogspot.com
Editor, Masthead: http://masthead.net.au
Home page: http://alisoncroggon.com
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