A Prehistory Of Mind

by Aldiss, Brian

• ISBN13: 9780932412614
• ISBN10: 0932412610
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2008-03-12
• Publisher: Small Pr Distribution

Summary

Poetry. Award-winning SF author Brian Aldiss ventures into new territory with this, his first, full-length poetry collection. Named Grand Master by the Science Fiction Writers of America in 2000, Aldiss authored The Saliva Tree, the Helliconia series, Trillion Year Spree, and Jocasta-books beloved to SF lovers everywhere. Three of his works have been adapted to the big screen, including Spielberg's 2001 film AI:Artificial Intelligence. Whether you're a current or potential Aldiss fan, you'll enjoy the range, vigor and intimate self-portrait of these poems. This self-revealing volume allows readers to,

Table of Contents

Far Away
The Deceptive Truth	p. 5
Flight 063	p. 6
Breugel's Hunters in the Snow	p. 7
Tien Shan	p. 8
The Kremlin, Moscow, ca. 1950	p. 9
Of All the Places	p. 10
The Moment	p. 11
Winter	p. 12
Journeying	p. 13
Rapide des morts	p. 14
The Cynar, Istanbul	p. 15
Exmoor in September	p. 16
On Passing a Roadside Auction of Featherbeds	p. 17
April in East Coker	p. 18
Gaughin's Tahiti	p. 19
Monemvasia	p. 20
Affection
The Heavy Cup	p. 25
Spinal Metaphors	p. 26
Comfort Me, Sweetheart	p. 27
Get Out of My Life	p. 28
Being a Little Well	p. 29
This Brown Leaf	p. 30
Leaving Our Common Bed	p. 31
Rest Your Weary Head Upon Your Pillow	p. 32
The Empty Boxes	p. 33
Greed	p. 34
The First of March 1998	p. 35
Margaret's Questions	p. 36
Song: In Bed She Like a Lily Lay	p. 37
Jocasta	p. 38
Lu Tai	p. 39
Rondeau After Leigh Hunt	p. 40
A Piece of Cleopatra	p. 41
Aral Seasons	p. 42
At the Caligula Hotel	p. 43
Observation
The Prehistory of the Mind	p. 47
Volcano	p. 48
Perspectives	p. 49
The Cat Improvement Company	p. 50
Winter Bites Deep	p. 51
The Bonfire of Time	p. 52
Iceberg Music	p. 53
The Bellowings	p. 54
Jackie	p. 55
The Bare Facts	p. 56
Nocturne	p. 57
An Interval	p. 58
Fairy Tales	p. 59
The Foot Speaks	p. 60
The Women	p. 61
Bosom Friends	p. 62
Colour Contrasts	p. 63
Uzbecks in London	p. 64
Antigone's Song	p. 65
A. E. van Vogt	p. 66
Mortistan	p. 69
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