Contains the fifteen lectures delivered by Paul Muldoon during his tenure as Oxford Professor of Poetry, from 1999 to 2004. These lectures form a set of variations around the theme of 'the end of the poem'. Each lecture explores a different sense of an ending, and focuses upon an individual poem, with examples drawn from twentieth century poets.

A collection by the Pablo Neruda of North American authors.

The Traditional View Of Art. Revised edition with previously unpublished author's notes.

Examining the psychology of sexual abuse, this book encourages the 20 percent of women who have been abused to think about, talk about and seek help for what has been their secret shame.

A collection of poems with varying tempos and moods. It shows the folk/blues tradition behind Rhyme , the incantatory pattern of Behind the Motel , the voices from past and present in Letters Censored, Shredded, Returned to Sender or Judged Unfit to Send , and the mysterious negotiations of the title poem.

Begins by observing our obsession with angels, which reached its greatest intensity. This work then examines representations of fallen angels from Zoroastrian texts and the Bible to Milton's Paradise Lost to Tony Kushner's Angels in America , arguing that familiarity with this literary tradition improves our reading and spiritual lives.