The incidents in this collection of poems range from childhood experiences and family events, street life in Thatcher's Britain, through to premonition of deaths under the shadow of the nuclear threat. It includes a group of fictional narratives and a few erotic or, more properly, anti-erotic poems for which Fleur Adcock is known. There are also celebrations of places, reflections of art and language and affectionalte tributes to friends. This collection is reissued following publication of Adcock's "Selected Poems" and "Time Zones". It is intended for use at GCSE, sixth-form and undergraduate level, and for the general poetry reader.
- ISBN10 019282029X
- ISBN13 9780192820297
- Publish Date 18 September 1986
- Publish Status Active
- Out of Print 8 May 2024
- Publish Country GB
- Publisher Oxford University Press
- Imprint Oxford Paperbacks
- Format Paperback (UK Trade)
- Pages 60
- Language English