Roddy Lumsden's first collection, Yeah Yeah Yeah (available from Dufour), was shortlisted for both the Forward and Saltire prizes. These new poems eavesdrop on a half urban, half surreal world of ladies, men, and misfits, trying on roles and acting out fantasies. 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 a cupboard, 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 ego.

Review

Acid
Against Naturism
Always
Athena
Because
The Beginning Of The End
Bellyful
The Boyhood Of Fulcanelli
Carlisle
Census
Chinese Water Torture
Class
Communion
Cryptozoology
East Of Eden
Edinburgh
For The Birds
Glasgow
Hobbledhoy
Hogmanay
In The Wedding Museum
Incident In A Filing Cupboard
Lithium
Love's Young Dream
Lullaby
Makeover
The Man I Could Have Been
Marmalade
An Older Woman
An Outlying Station
Pagan
Piquant
Proof
Response
Scarlet
Scotoma
Show And Tell
Solo
Subject Matter: Biology
Subject Matter: Classics
Subject Matter: Economics
Subject Matter: English
Subject Matter: Games
Subject Matter: Geography
Subject Matter: German
Subject Matter: History
Subject Matter: Modern Studies
Sweltering
Tcalss
Theft
Tricks For The Barmaid
Troilism
The Twelfth Kind
Voyeur
-- Table of Poems from Poem Finder�

"About this title" may belong to another edition of this title.

Store Description

Private seller

Visit Seller's Storefront

Seller's business information

Signature Firsts
United Kingdom

Sale & Shipping Terms

Terms of Sale

All sales refundable if books do not meet descriptions. Every effort is made to
describe books accurately.

Shipping Terms

Orders usually ship within 2 business days. Shipping costs are based on books weighing 2.2 LB, or 1 KG. If your book order is heavy or oversized, we may contact you to let you know extra shipping is required.

Stephen Ballinger
7 Maes Maldwyn
Llanddew
Brecon
LD3 9AJ

e.mail seballinger@hotmail.com

Tel: 01874 624646

Shipping rates from United Kingdom to U.S.A.

Shipping rates from United Kingdom to U.S.A.
Order quantity	14 to 60 business days	5 to 10 business days
First item	US$ 22.67	US$ 30.67

Delivery times are set by sellers and vary by carrier and location. Orders passing through Customs may face delays and buyers are responsible for any associated duties or fees. Sellers may contact you regarding additional charges to cover any increased costs to ship your items.