This booklet contains early poems, mostly written in 1968, by the brilliant editor of Carcanet Press and "PN Review". Born in Mexico in 1947, he studied at Harvard and at Wadham College, Oxford. He has published several critical books and collections...

This book has two purposes. The first is to entertain, by presenting a story told in vivid images. The second purpose is to satirise, with the seriousness and occasional ferocity with belong to that style of writing. The novel focuses on three Englis...