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First published in Great Britain in 2010 by Carcanet Press Limited Alliance House Cross Street Manchester M2 7AQ Copyright of the poems resides with the authors © 2010 Introduction and selection copyright © David Constantine, Robyn Marsack and Bernard O’Donoghue 2010 The right of each poet to be recognised as the author of his or her work has been asserted in accordance with the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act of 1988 The right of David Constantine, Robyn Marsack and Bernard O’Donoghue to be identified as the editors of this work has been asserted by them in accordance with the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act of 1988 All rights reserved A CIP catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library ISBN 978 1 903039 98 4 The publisher acknowledges financial assistance from Arts Council England Typeset by XL Publishing Services, Tiverton Printed and bound in England by SRP Ltd, Exeter
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Contents Introduction Robert Ray Black Measures Life Like Green Nothing Unknown Untitled Glosses Briseis’ Daddy What is argued Growing Bones Dick Gamble Saturday’s Child Jim Carruth Signing for the Deaf Picking up the Song (in a break in the harvest) Black Cart The Progressive Canadian Barn Dance Prince of Tinkers Old Ploughman Farm Sale Ellen Cranitch Dying Time The Aftermath Ghost Bikes Valentine’s Day, Regent’s Park Deep Blue My Mother’s Hair The Suicide’s Defence The New Cemetery, Killarney ix 3 3 4 5 5 6 7 7 8 9 13 14 15 16 18 19 20 23 23 24 24 25 26 27 27

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Contents

Introduction

Robert Ray Black Measures

Life Like Green

Nothing Unknown

Untitled

Glosses

Briseis’ Daddy

What is argued

Growing Bones

Dick Gamble

Saturday’s Child

Jim Carruth Signing for the Deaf

Picking up the Song (in a break in the harvest)

Black Cart

The Progressive Canadian Barn Dance

Prince of Tinkers

Old Ploughman

Farm Sale

Ellen Cranitch Dying Time

The Aftermath

Ghost Bikes

Valentine’s Day, Regent’s Park

Deep Blue

My Mother’s Hair

The Suicide’s Defence

The New Cemetery, Killarney ix

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