Research Catalog

Title

Private lemonade / John Godfrey.

Author

Godfrey, John, 1945-

Publication

New York : Adventures in Poetry, c2003.

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Details

Additional Authors

• Adventures in poetry, publisher.
• Adventures in Poetry (Firm) publisher.

Description

100 p.; 21 cm.

Summary

• "John Godrey stirs up the necessary darkness."-Clark Coolidge.
• "While others are busy catching their own reflections in the storefront of poetry, Godfrey goes to work on the damage and squalor of the overlooked. His genius rings true."-Peter Gizzi.
• Over the past three decades, Godfrey has been one of New York City's most surefooted bards-in any type of weather. Private Lemonade weaves a series of ornate lyrics-sketches of a perennial evening and longing within the hum of traffic.
• Since 1969, John Godfrey has lived in Manhattan's East Village. He is the -author of several collections of poetry, including "Push the Mule" (The Figures, 2001).

Genre/Form

American poetry – 20th century.

Note

• Poems.

Processing Action (note)

• committed to retain

Contents

Everything Beautiful -- Vogue -- Shadow Feet -- Plush You -- Disbelief -- Unnameable -- Shortcuts -- Gravy -- Private Lemonade -- Footprints -- That Place Anymore -- Dents -- Rockin' -- Find Out -- Idiot Might -- Give Off -- Bleach -- Anywhere -- Vitals -- Downy Skin -- Jubilee -- Phenomenal -- The Beautiful One -- Something Up -- Soothe -- Express -- Spread -- Strokes -- Front Seat -- Knowhow -- Pool Cake -- It -- Blush -- Can't Say -- Flourish -- Flood Monkey -- Dim, Dud -- Protection -- Dream Marble -- Rain -- Three Ways -- Shrewd Breed -- Expect -- Amount -- Attrition -- Rotation -- Flakes -- Privacy -- Dusty Hands -- Plunder -- The French Girl -- Worthy -- Dump -- Water Everywhere -- Mixed-up Supine -- Big Picture -- Allons -- Cheer -- Baby Proofs -- Attractions -- Filled Turn -- Before You -- Be There -- Fuel Kiss -- Food of Others -- Napkin -- Parade -- People -- Slope -- Then the Brain -- Whole -- Sayonara -- Importance -- Alight -- Priceless Sport -- Original -- Poem -- Equals -- Injury -- Tide -- Heavy Building -- Savor -- What -- Wavy -- Creed -- Known -- Dream More -- Never Lands -- Overlooked Nomads -- Flash.

ISBN

0970625073

OCLC

54013232

Owning Institutions

Harvard Library