An edition of Bodies That Hum
(1999)
Bodies That Hum
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by Beth A. Gylys
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First full-length collection of poetry by Beth Gylys. Collects new poems as well as reprinting poems from her chapbook Balloon Heart. Won the 1997 Gerald Cable Book Award.
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Bodies That Hum
1999, Silverfish Review Press
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First Sentence
"Every day another broken heart."
Table of Contents
PART I.
Fat Chance. 13
Dynamics. 14
Success. 15
Afterwards. 17
Ghosts and Aspirations. 18
Three Poems. 20
The Trouble with Love Poems About Men. 21
The Lie. 22
The One I Love. 24
PART II.
Do Not Dive Head-First. 27
Hard Luck. 28
Some Nights. 29
The Adjunct. 30
Fall. 31
The Spectator. 32
Marriage Song. 33
PART III.
Balloon Heart. 37
Knots. 38
Why I Like to Lie Awhile Longer. 40
Through the Glass. 41
Early Life. 42
Briefly. 43
How I Was. 44
Long Distance. 45
Split. 46
Photographer. 47
Song of an X. 49
PART IV.
The Erratic Gardener. 53
Preference. 54
My Savior in the Form of a Bus. 55
The Plodder. 56
Desire. 57
Personal. 58
PART V.
Pursuit of Happiness. 61
Not an Affair, a Sestina. 62
My Father's Nightmare. 64
Stuffed. 66
Family Reunion—Aunt Vern's Two Cents. 68
Fervor. 70
No Simple Wish. 71
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| April 10, 2012 | Edited by Brendan C. Davidson | Added some tags and short description info. |
| April 10, 2012 | Edited by Brendan C. Davidson | merge authors |
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