After the Fall
After the Fall: Poems Old and New
EDWARD FIELD
Series: Pitt Poetry Series
Copyright Date: 2007
Published by: University of Pittsburgh Press
https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctt5hjt4n
Pages: 216
https://www.jstor.org/stable/j.ctt5hjt4n
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After the Fall
Book Description:

After the Fallrefers to the twin towers, and is Field's ode to the events that transpired thereafter--the war in Iraq andthe attack on civil rights in America--as well as his own personal struggles over the indignities of aging.

eISBN: 978-0-8229-9071-0
Subjects: Language & Literature
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  1. Front Matter
    Front Matter (pp. i-vi)
    https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctt5hjt4n.1
  2. Table of Contents
    Table of Contents (pp. vii-x)
    https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctt5hjt4n.2
  3. NEW POEMS
    • What Poetry Is For
      • Credo
        Credo (pp. 5-5)
        https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctt5hjt4n.3
      • Homeland Security
        Homeland Security (pp. 6-7)
        https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctt5hjt4n.4
      • Letter on the Brink of War
        Letter on the Brink of War (pp. 8-10)
        https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctt5hjt4n.5
      • Good-bye to Berlin
        Good-bye to Berlin (pp. 11-13)
        https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctt5hjt4n.6
      • My Favorite President
        My Favorite President (pp. 14-15)
        https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctt5hjt4n.7
      • In Memory of My Foreskin
        In Memory of My Foreskin (pp. 16-17)
        https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctt5hjt4n.8
      • Holding Up the Universe
        Holding Up the Universe (pp. 18-19)
        https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctt5hjt4n.9
      • Oedipus Schmoedipus
        Oedipus Schmoedipus (pp. 20-20)
        https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctt5hjt4n.10
      • If This Be Jews
        If This Be Jews (pp. 21-22)
        https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctt5hjt4n.11
      • Too Late
        Too Late (pp. 23-23)
        https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctt5hjt4n.12
      • Mission Accomplished
        Mission Accomplished (pp. 24-24)
        https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctt5hjt4n.13
      • What Poetry Is For
        What Poetry Is For (pp. 25-27)
        https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctt5hjt4n.14
      • Judgment at Nuremberg
        Judgment at Nuremberg (pp. 28-30)
        https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctt5hjt4n.15
    • Dead Man Walking
      • Dead Man Walking
        Dead Man Walking (pp. 33-33)
        https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctt5hjt4n.16
      • In Praise of My Prostate
        In Praise of My Prostate (pp. 34-34)
        https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctt5hjt4n.17
      • When It Struck Him
        When It Struck Him (pp. 35-35)
        https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctt5hjt4n.18
      • Taking My Breath Away
        Taking My Breath Away (pp. 36-37)
        https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctt5hjt4n.19
      • Mrs. Wallace Stevens
        Mrs. Wallace Stevens (pp. 38-39)
        https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctt5hjt4n.20
      • Prospero, in Retirement
        Prospero, in Retirement (pp. 40-42)
        https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctt5hjt4n.21
    • After the Fall
      • After the Fall
        After the Fall (pp. 45-52)
        https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctt5hjt4n.22
  4. SELECTED POEMS
    • from Stand Up, Friend, With Me (1963)
      • Hydra
        Hydra (pp. 57-57)
        https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctt5hjt4n.23
      • Donkeys
        Donkeys (pp. 58-59)
        https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctt5hjt4n.24
      • Prologue
        Prologue (pp. 60-60)
        https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctt5hjt4n.25
      • A Journey
        A Journey (pp. 61-61)
        https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctt5hjt4n.26
      • A View of Jersey
        A View of Jersey (pp. 62-64)
        https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctt5hjt4n.27
      • Sonny Hugg and the Porcupine
        Sonny Hugg and the Porcupine (pp. 65-65)
        https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctt5hjt4n.28
      • Graffiti
        Graffiti (pp. 66-66)
        https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctt5hjt4n.29
      • Unwanted
        Unwanted (pp. 67-68)
        https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctt5hjt4n.30
      • The Sleeper
        The Sleeper (pp. 69-69)
        https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctt5hjt4n.31
      • At the Coney Island Aquarium: An Ode for Ookie, the Older Walrus Child or The Sibling Rival
        At the Coney Island Aquarium: An Ode for Ookie, the Older Walrus Child or The Sibling Rival (pp. 70-70)
        https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctt5hjt4n.32
      • The Charmed Pool
        The Charmed Pool (pp. 71-72)
        https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctt5hjt4n.33
      • Ode to Fidel Castro
        Ode to Fidel Castro (pp. 73-78)
        https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctt5hjt4n.34
    • from Variety Photoplays (1967)
      • Curse of the Cat Woman
        Curse of the Cat Woman (pp. 81-82)
        https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctt5hjt4n.35
      • Frankenstein
        Frankenstein (pp. 83-84)
        https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctt5hjt4n.36
      • The Bride of Frankenstein
        The Bride of Frankenstein (pp. 85-87)
        https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctt5hjt4n.37
      • Sweet Gwendolyn and the Countess
        Sweet Gwendolyn and the Countess (pp. 88-89)
        https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctt5hjt4n.38
      • Whatever Happened to May Caspar? A Narration for an Animated Cartoon
        Whatever Happened to May Caspar? A Narration for an Animated Cartoon (pp. 90-93)
        https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctt5hjt4n.39
      • Nancy
        Nancy (pp. 94-95)
        https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctt5hjt4n.40
      • The Life of Joan Crawford
        The Life of Joan Crawford (pp. 96-103)
        https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctt5hjt4n.41
      • World War II
        World War II (pp. 104-108)
        https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctt5hjt4n.42
      • Giant Pacific Octopus
        Giant Pacific Octopus (pp. 109-110)
        https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctt5hjt4n.43
      • Tailspin
        Tailspin (pp. 111-112)
        https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctt5hjt4n.44
    • from A Full Heart (1973)
      • New York
        New York (pp. 115-116)
        https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctt5hjt4n.45
      • Being Jewish
        Being Jewish (pp. 117-119)
        https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctt5hjt4n.46
      • The Lost, Dancing
        The Lost, Dancing (pp. 120-120)
        https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctt5hjt4n.47
      • David’s Dream
        David’s Dream (pp. 121-122)
        https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctt5hjt4n.48
      • Sharks
        Sharks (pp. 123-124)
        https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctt5hjt4n.49
    • from Stars in My Eyes (1978)
      • Mae West
        Mae West (pp. 127-128)
        https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctt5hjt4n.50
      • Comeback
        Comeback (pp. 129-132)
        https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctt5hjt4n.51
    • from New and Selected Poems, From the Book of My Life (1987)
      • Triad
        Triad (pp. 135-136)
        https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctt5hjt4n.52
      • Oh, Brother!
        Oh, Brother! (pp. 137-138)
        https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctt5hjt4n.53
      • From Poland
        From Poland (pp. 139-140)
        https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctt5hjt4n.54
      • Narcissus
        Narcissus (pp. 141-141)
        https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctt5hjt4n.55
      • Poems on a Theme
        Poems on a Theme (pp. 142-145)
        https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctt5hjt4n.56
      • Afghanistan
        Afghanistan (pp. 146-147)
        https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctt5hjt4n.57
      • To Love
        To Love (pp. 148-148)
        https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctt5hjt4n.58
    • from Counting Myself Lucky, Poems 1963–1992 (1992)
      • The Winners and the Losers
        The Winners and the Losers (pp. 151-152)
        https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctt5hjt4n.59
      • Waiting for the Communists
        Waiting for the Communists (pp. 153-154)
        https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctt5hjt4n.60
      • Blinks
        Blinks (pp. 155-159)
        https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctt5hjt4n.61
      • Dietrich
        Dietrich (pp. 160-160)
        https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctt5hjt4n.62
      • Hear, O Israel
        Hear, O Israel (pp. 161-163)
        https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctt5hjt4n.63
      • Trop Tard Pour Paris
        Trop Tard Pour Paris (pp. 164-164)
        https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctt5hjt4n.64
      • The Last Bohemians
        The Last Bohemians (pp. 165-167)
        https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctt5hjt4n.65
      • World Traveler
        World Traveler (pp. 168-169)
        https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctt5hjt4n.66
      • Rule of the Desert
        Rule of the Desert (pp. 170-171)
        https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctt5hjt4n.67
      • Sex Among the Savages
        Sex Among the Savages (pp. 172-173)
        https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctt5hjt4n.68
      • Callas
        Callas (pp. 174-175)
        https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctt5hjt4n.69
      • The Guide
        The Guide (pp. 176-176)
        https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctt5hjt4n.70
      • Garbo
        Garbo (pp. 177-178)
        https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctt5hjt4n.71
    • from A Frieze for a Temple of Love, Poems 1993–1997 (1998)
      • Colombian Gold
        Colombian Gold (pp. 181-183)
        https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctt5hjt4n.72
      • My Sister, the Queen
        My Sister, the Queen (pp. 184-185)
        https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctt5hjt4n.73
      • Magic Words
        Magic Words (pp. 186-187)
        https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctt5hjt4n.74
      • Colossus
        Colossus (pp. 188-189)
        https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctt5hjt4n.75
      • St. Petersburg, 1918
        St. Petersburg, 1918 (pp. 190-190)
        https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctt5hjt4n.76
      • The Bukowski Option
        The Bukowski Option (pp. 191-194)
        https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctt5hjt4n.77
      • from “A Man and His Penis”: Old Acquaintance
        from “A Man and His Penis”: Old Acquaintance (pp. 195-196)
        https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctt5hjt4n.78
      • from “My Life as a Dog”: Power Source
        from “My Life as a Dog”: Power Source (pp. 197-197)
        https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctt5hjt4n.79
      • Sorry, I Never Slept with Allen Ginsberg
        Sorry, I Never Slept with Allen Ginsberg (pp. 198-204)
        https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctt5hjt4n.80
  5. Acknowledgments
    Acknowledgments (pp. 205-205)
    https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctt5hjt4n.81
  6. Back Matter
    Back Matter (pp. 206-206)
    https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctt5hjt4n.82