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9780773509528

Fornalutx

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    9780773509528

  • ISBN10:

    0773509526

  • Format: Hardcover
  • Copyright: 1992-10-01
  • Publisher: McGill Queens Univ
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Summary

Brian Trehearne provides an lyric introduction that explores the "voices" and "vision" of Layton's poetry, particularly the present collection. "'Fornalutx,' the poem from which this volume takes its title, sets out the clash of joyful expectation and frustrated desire that lies at the heart of this late retrospective collection of the poems of Irving Layton ... The poem's bitter descent, with its rich epic overtones, may be taken as an emblem of Irving Layton's poetic vision and nature. In it is contained his instinc-tual readiness for joy and its persistent confounding by the sour earth on which he finds himself. Here is his willingness to damn; here too are his favoured symbols, twisted by a vile human nature into sources of suffering and confusion. Here is that striking casualness of tone that disguises the meticulous rhythmic expression of his poems. And here, too, is the self-irony that has generated his most successful and compelling poetry." from the Introduction

Table of Contents

Abbreviations
Introduction
Fornalutxp. 3
The Halop. 5
Vigilp. 6
Fogp. 7
No Exitp. 8
Nominalistp. 9
Redemptionp. 10
Stillnessp. 11
One View of Dead Fishp. 12
Pigeonsp. 13
Endsp. 14
The Black Tomp. 15
Encounterp. 16
On Being Bitten by a Dogp. 17
Therapyp. 18
The Lyricp. 19
Still Lifep. 20
Molibos Catp. 21
Golfersp. 22
Breakdownp. 23
Nail Polishp. 24
Beatitudep. 25
Korep. 26
The Last Survivorp. 27
Zoroastrianp. 28
Political Economyp. 29
Oil Slick on the Rivierap. 30
Modern Greek Poetp. 31
The Way of the Worldp. 32
Music Hath Such Charmsp. 34
O Say Can You Seep. 35
The Way Keats Never Would Have Told Itp. 36
Draculap. 37
NBC: Late Night Newsp. 38
Poet at Sinaip. 39
My Eyes Have Seen the Gloryp. 40
The Lessonp. 41
The Music of Energyp. 42
The Hairy Monsterp. 43
Ambiguities of Conductp. 44
Runtsp. 45
Nazi Airmanp. 47
Erosp. 48
Lustp. 49
Aesthetic Crueltyp. 50
Original Sinp. 51
Mount Royal Cemeteryp. 52
Final Reckoning: After Theognisp. 53
Hero of Babi Yarp. 54
The Coming of the Messiahp. 55
Maimonidean Perplexityp. 57
The Violent Lifep. 58
Moutardep. 59
The Absurd Animalp. 60
Silencep. 61
A Spider Danced a Cosy Jigp. 62
Veni, Vidi, Vincip. 63
O.B.E.p. 64
Two Ladies at Traymore'sp. 65
At the Iglesia de Sacromontep. 66
Rose Lemayp. 67
My Queen, My Queanp. 68
Ville Mariep. 69
Shlemihlp. 70
Male Chauvinistp. 71
Nepalese Woman and Childp. 72
Apostatep. 73
To the Woman with the Speaking Eyesp. 74
Florencep. 75
Piazza San Marcop. 76
Beach Romancep. 77
Injusticep. 78
The New Breedp. 79
Projectp. 80
Diverse Pleasuresp. 81
Neighbour Lovep. 82
Vin Ordinairep. 83
Free Djilasp. 84
Flightsp. 85
Beutel's Name Is Inscribed for Eternal Lifep. 86
Anglo-Canadianp. 87
The Petits Hommesp. 88
Hurrah for the Elephantp. 89
Elanp. 90
Bacchanalp. 91
The Glimpsep. 92
Cleavagesp. 93
Street Violinistp. 94
For Priscillap. 95
Individualistsp. 96
Ganymedep. 97
How Poems Get Writtenp. 98
Paul Verlainep. 99
Plaza de Torosp. 100
The Investiturep. 101
Bicycle Pumpp. 102
Peacemongerp. 103
Calibrationsp. 104
Moral with a Storyp. 105
Dionysusp. 106
Libidop. 107
Summer Idyllp. 108
The Gardenerp. 109
After the Chinesep. 110
Aran Islandsp. 112
At the Alhambrap. 113
The Fool's Songp. 114
Ch'an Artistp. 115
Woman and Poetp. 116
Esthetiquep. 117
Whom I Write Forp. 118
For My Friend Who Teaches Literaturep. 120
Dudelus, Poetasterp. 121
The Well-Wrought Urnp. 122
T.S. Eliotp. 123
Herzlp. 124
On Seeing an Old Poet and His Wifep. 125
Gathering of Poetsp. 126
The Camera Eyep. 127
The Carved Nakednessp. 129
Mexico as Seen by the Reverent Dudekp. 130
Latriap. 131
Pole-Vaulterp. 132
Etruscan Tombsp. 133
Androgynep. 134
Attending Suzanne's Funeralp. 135
Bunt Offeringp. 136
When Death Says 'Come'p. 137
The Final Memop. 138
Thanatos and Erosp. 139
Death of a Construction Workerp. 140
Street Funeralp. 141
Smokep. 142
The Long Shadep. 143
Obitp. 144
The Final Comingp. 145
When It Came to Santayana's Turnp. 146
On the Death of Pope Paul VIp. 147
Death Washes the Face of the Worldp. 148
Cemetery in Augustp. 149
Giftp. 150
Beginnings and Other Startsp. 151
Lake Selbyp. 152
Innocencep. 154
Red Chokecherriesp. 155
Arachnidp. 156
Old Menp. 157
The Executionp. 158
End of the Summerp. 159
The Madonna of the Magnificatp. 160
Index of Titlesp. 161
Index of First Linesp. 167
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