02951nam 22006133u 450 991048022220332120210112033216.01-77558-005-9(CKB)2670000000496304(EBL)1557339(OCoLC)863823743(SSID)ssj0001061478(PQKBManifestationID)11573660(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001061478(PQKBWorkID)11110952(PQKB)10330043(MiAaPQ)EBC1557339(Au-PeEL)EBL1557339(EXLCZ)99267000000049630420160418d2013|||| u|| |engur|n|---|||||txtccrPattern of Marching[electronic resource]Auckland University Press20131 online resource (61 p.)Description based upon print version of record.Cover; Half-title; Title Page; Dedication; Acknowledgements; Table of Contents; Farm life; Stubble fields; Soil section; Underground video of a mouse's embalming; A cortège of daughters; Miriam's wedding dress; My mother's black dogs; Violets and camellias; A book of Louisiana plantation houses; Saints' names; Verses from a conference; A sight of maples; The race meeting; A small seascape in oils; 7 little poems about Canada; Nine postcards on a wall; Error on a quiz programme; The French translation; A medley of popular classics; Listening to Handel's Water Music; A pattern of marchingReturn visit to a cemeteryPansies; Two medieval recipes; A week of physiotherapy; To Joseph, in hospital; Two useful inventions: The hotwater bottle and the sandwich; The forecast for night; A midnight slater; My cat's scarface; The muse (for women poets); By the Same Author; Copyright<DIV></DIV>An accomplished collection of poems, A Pattern of Marching brings us messages of cool precision and accuracy from Elizabeth Smither. Restrained elegance, fine craft and wit characterise the verses. This is, in the words of the last line of the title poem, 'A skilled performance anyone could share'.PoemsPoetry -- 20th century -- History and criticismPoetry -- 21st century -- History and criticismEnglishHILCCLanguages & LiteraturesHILCCEnglish LiteratureHILCCElectronic books.Poems.Poetry -- 20th century -- History and criticism.Poetry -- 21st century -- History and criticism.EnglishLanguages & LiteraturesEnglish Literature811.52Smither Elizabeth861608AU-PeELAU-PeELAU-PeELBOOK9910480222203321Pattern of Marching2467148UNINA