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The historic and domestic subjects in David Lloyd's new collection are drawn from myth, history, popular culture, family, the animal world, and the environment. In addressing public and private conflicts and transnational borders, "Warriors" uses an array of forms: the sestina, the parable, the lyric, the narrative, the poem sequence.
List of contents
- Part One: The Great Khan
- I. The Second Greatest Joy
- II. When ...
- III. What's Next?
- IV. In the Conquered Land of the Dead
- V. Lifetimes Later
- Part Two: Lords of the Jungle
- The Everyday Apocalypse
- What If?
- Sitting Bull
- Homage to Daniel Boone
- Expedition
- What's Left?
- Bomber Over Carreg Cennen
- After the Crucifixion
- Miracle
- In the Courtyard of the High Priest
- Perfection
- Skin
- Lord of the Jungle
- Snowman
- State of the Union
- Perspectives
- Various Restrictions
- The Inner Nothing
- A Definition of Insanity
- Giving It All Away
- Part Three: Father and Son
- I. Homecoming
- II. First Bruise
- III. The Past
- IV. Love (I)
- V. Armament
- VI. The Touch
- VII. Love (II)
- VIII. Telling
- IX. The Fight
- X. Once Upon a Time
- XI. Somersaults
- XII. Choices
- XIII. Deity
- XIV. Death
- XV. Memory
- Part Four: Bedtime Stories
- Schizo
- The First House I Knew
- The Second House I Knew
- Bedtime Stories
- In the Wilderness
- A Problem with Time
- Part Five: Lessons in Geography
- I. Childhood
- II. Adolescence
- III. Adulthood
- IV. Old Age
About the author
David Lloyd grew up in the Welsh-American community of Utica, New York, USA. He directs the Creative Writing Program at Le Moyne College in Syracuse, New York and is the author of six books, including two poetry collections: The Everyday Apocalypse (2002) and The Gospel According to Frank (2009). His poems have appeared in numerous journals in the US and Britain, including DoubleTake, Planet and Poetry Wales. In 2000, he received the Poetry Society of America’s Robert H. Winner Memorial Award, judged by W. D. Snodgrass.
Summary
In addressing public and private conflicts and transnational borders, David Lloyd’s new collection Warriors draws from myth, history, popular culture, family, the animal world, the environment while using an array of forms: the sestina, the parable, the lyric, the narrative, the poem sequence.
