Overview
Allusive and humorous, this uncommon anthology is comprised of the first lines of a collection of lost poems. Reportedly discovered in a Latin American restaurant in Glasgow, this immensely entertaining compilation of verse is full of depth, insight, provocations, and astonishments, and spans a wide range of writing styles, from melodrama and sarcasm to bawdiness and outright absurdity.Reviews
"Frank Kuppner is a poet of immense intellectual and comic power, without whose cosmic interrogations the universe would be poorer." —Aingeal Clare, contributor, Poetry ReviewAuthor Biography
Frank Kuppner is the author of A Bad Day for the Sung Dynasty, Everything is Strange, A God's Breakfast, The Intelligent Observation of Naked Women, Ridiculous! Absurd! Disgusting!, Second Best Moments in Chinese History, What? Again?