Thumb's Width
Publisher: Carcanet Press Ltd.
Published: April 1, 2001
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 64
ISBN-13: 9781857545098
Subjects: Works by individual poets: from c 1900 -; American - General; Poetry
Description: The title of Thumb's Width indicates the book's preoccupation with the miniature. Sketching the childhood relationship between two brothers, the poems often settle on small objects - shrimps, cigarettes, cat's eyes and plastic soldiers amongst others.