Searching for the Ox

by Louis Simpson

Simpson, Louis. Searching for the Ox. New Poems and a Preface by Louis Simpson. New York, William Morrow & Co., 1976. 13 cm x 20,5 cm. 93 pages. Original Softcover. Very good condition with some minor signs of external wear. From the library of swiss - american - irish poet Chuck Kruger. With his name to front free endpaper. Contains among others the following Venus in the Tropics; Dinner at the Sea-View Inn; The Psyche of Riverside Drive; Lorenzo; The Spring at Gadara; The Stevenson Poster; The Hour of Feeling; The Rejected; The Sun and the Moon; The Mannequins; Hubert's Museum; Boots and Saddles; The Middleaged Man etc.

Genres: Poetry

93 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1976

About the author

Louis Aston Marantz Simpson

Reviews

[George Bieber · Rating 3 out of 5]

Well written but none , other than one, The Daled- now one of my favorites poems , stuck with me.
I will try more of his work.

[Jonathan · Rating 2 out of 5]

Did he find the ox? Why did every book of poetry of the 70s have a gerund in the title? I owned this book in high school, but have very little memory of it.

[Matt · Rating 4 out of 5]

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