It’s a short poem—there are only three more lines after these—and Bidart doesn’t let the comic mood stand. The playfulness crumples (as does, in a sense, the dog itself, once he’s been “Held up to a ...

and a rude awakening by Brauner, a little table by Picasso, pink. But the climax of this worldly poem arrives when O'Hara sees--after all these European works--an American one, the painting ...

Egbunike's poetry is characterised by metaphysical depth, cultural resonance and penetrating imagery.The poems journey through two worlds, shaped by the Catholic faith and Igbo heritage. Some carry ...