Poems by Anthony Evan Hecht
An Old Malediction
... He will know that the wind changes, the smooth sailing ...
The Deodand
... And what of these rugs and pillows, all haphazard, ...
Clair de Lune
... She stares At a small garnet pulse that disappears ...
After The Rain [for W. D. Snodgrass]
... Its runnelled and trenched and edged ...
Birdwatchers Of America
... For instance, the woman next door, whom we hear at night, ...
Tarantula, Or The Dance Of Death
... Some, caught in these convulsions, have been known ...
Eclogue Of The Shepherd And The Townie
... Bell-capped, bellevued, straight-jacketed and decked ...
The Dover Bitch
... So there stood Matthew Arnold and this girlWith the cliffs of England crumbling away behind them,And he said to her, 'Try to be true to me,And I'll do the same for you, for things are badAll over, etc., etc.' ...
