Lifshin in the U.K (poetry)

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Sat, 2003-01-04 00:24

Have any of you read any of Lyn Lifshin's work?? I've had a hell of a time getting my hands on some ..but finally amazon held the key (for one book and one book only, I'm afraid) She is apparently the most published poet in the U.S, having published more than 100 volumes (most of them on small presses and most of them currently out of print!) I'm not sure in what capacity her books are available to buy in the U.K but I'm hoping there's something out there for us poetry fans to read.

I've just emailed her via her website and told her about ABC ..so hopefully there might be something for us to read at ABC soon, cross fingers, touch wood, eat tangerines etc.

Currently off work (with scurvy) so apologise if I ramble slightly.. killing time y'see.
Keep righting
Andrew.

Sat, 2003-01-04 10:10

Liana

Ive read some of her stuff.. she writes what i would call adult angst, if i wanted to put a label on it, which I dont. She writes a lot about sex and the role of women... Following on from a thread in "Discuss writing from abc" if she were to say which word was her favourite poetry word, it would be "sperm" For me, her work is wearisome to read, not because it's tiresome, but because it's tiring. I particularly like one about Marilyn Monroe, which after a swift google search i found here: http://www.oysterboyreview.com/07/lifshin.html

Sun, 2003-01-26 14:23

andrew o'donnell

Just got her Selected Poems 1970-1996 in the post. Not as good as Old House Poems (absolutely amazing) so far (liked the Marilyn poem above tho Liana) ..but just scanning at the mo

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