For a Limited Time Only
For a Limited Time Only
RONALD WALLACE
Series: Pitt Poetry Series
Copyright Date: 2008
Published by: University of Pittsburgh Press
https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctt7zw89n
Pages: 104
https://www.jstor.org/stable/j.ctt7zw89n
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For a Limited Time Only
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For a Limited TIme Only,Ronald Wallace's eighth collection of poems, is perhaps his darkest and most meditative to date, focusing his experiences with illness, old age, and mortality; his father-in-law's death after a long bout with Alzheimer's; his step-father's death after a painful struggle with esophageal cancer, his own bout with prostate cancer. These personal experiences form the core of the first three sections of the book, but are mediated by theological and philosophical speculations that find further voice in the character of a "Mr. Grim," whose angry, self-pitying, gruff, comic, self-depreciating, nostalgic, defeated, and hopeful riffs on the human condition provide a bridge to the affirmative, often comic, close. In the final two sections, in poems in praise of his dentist, his barber, his wife, his grandparents, the morpheme, Mr. Malaprop, Pluto, tattoos, hamburger heaven, sex talk, and poetry itself, Wallace once again proves the resilience of hope and humor in what is, for him, finally a world of wonders.

eISBN: 978-0-8229-9096-3
Subjects: Language & Literature
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  1. Front Matter
    Front Matter (pp. [i]-[viii])
    https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctt7zw89n.1
  2. Table of Contents
    Table of Contents (pp. [ix]-[x])
    https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctt7zw89n.2
  3. LIMITED TIME OFFER
    • Trouble
      Trouble (pp. 3-3)
      https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctt7zw89n.3
    • In Praise of My Dentist
      In Praise of My Dentist (pp. 4-5)
      https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctt7zw89n.4
    • In the Sweet B&B
      In the Sweet B&B (pp. 6-6)
      https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctt7zw89n.5
    • In Van Diemen’s Land
      In Van Diemen’s Land (pp. 7-7)
      https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctt7zw89n.6
    • Ditched
      Ditched (pp. 8-9)
      https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctt7zw89n.7
    • In Slow Motion
      In Slow Motion (pp. 10-10)
      https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctt7zw89n.8
    • Inner City
      Inner City (pp. 11-11)
      https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctt7zw89n.9
    • Out Walking
      Out Walking (pp. 12-13)
      https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctt7zw89n.10
    • As It Turns Out
      As It Turns Out (pp. 14-14)
      https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctt7zw89n.11
    • Itinerant Guest
      Itinerant Guest (pp. 15-15)
      https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctt7zw89n.12
    • Then
      Then (pp. 16-16)
      https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctt7zw89n.13
    • Gone
      Gone (pp. 17-17)
      https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctt7zw89n.14
    • Professor of Plums
      Professor of Plums (pp. 18-19)
      https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctt7zw89n.15
    • The Hand of God
      The Hand of God (pp. 20-20)
      https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctt7zw89n.16
    • Limited Time Offer
      Limited Time Offer (pp. 21-22)
      https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctt7zw89n.17
  4. NOW YOU SEE IT
    • Jilted
      Jilted (pp. 25-25)
      https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctt7zw89n.18
    • Off with Her Head!
      Off with Her Head! (pp. 26-27)
      https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctt7zw89n.19
    • Obituary
      Obituary (pp. 28-29)
      https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctt7zw89n.20
    • The Planning Session
      The Planning Session (pp. 30-30)
      https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctt7zw89n.21
    • Abracadabra
      Abracadabra (pp. 31-32)
      https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctt7zw89n.22
    • Pascal’s Wager
      Pascal’s Wager (pp. 33-33)
      https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctt7zw89n.23
    • What It’s Like
      What It’s Like (pp. 34-34)
      https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctt7zw89n.24
    • On Your Own Terms
      On Your Own Terms (pp. 35-35)
      https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctt7zw89n.25
    • Professor Penis
      Professor Penis (pp. 36-36)
      https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctt7zw89n.26
    • Cured
      Cured (pp. 37-38)
      https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctt7zw89n.27
  5. THE AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF MR. GRIM
    • Mr. Grim’s Fairy Tales
      Mr. Grim’s Fairy Tales (pp. 41-41)
      https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctt7zw89n.28
    • Mr. Grim’s Gavotte
      Mr. Grim’s Gavotte (pp. 42-42)
      https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctt7zw89n.29
    • Mr. Grim Thinks What’s in a Name
      Mr. Grim Thinks What’s in a Name (pp. 43-43)
      https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctt7zw89n.30
    • Mr. Grim Getting Lucky
      Mr. Grim Getting Lucky (pp. 44-44)
      https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctt7zw89n.31
    • Mr. Grim and Grymalkin
      Mr. Grim and Grymalkin (pp. 45-45)
      https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctt7zw89n.32
    • Mr. Grim in Praise of Late Nights & Inclement Weather
      Mr. Grim in Praise of Late Nights & Inclement Weather (pp. 46-46)
      https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctt7zw89n.33
    • Mr. Grim and God
      Mr. Grim and God (pp. 47-47)
      https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctt7zw89n.34
    • The Autobiography of Mr. Grim
      The Autobiography of Mr. Grim (pp. 48-48)
      https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctt7zw89n.35
    • Mr. Grim in Heaven
      Mr. Grim in Heaven (pp. 49-49)
      https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctt7zw89n.36
    • Mr. Grim’s Lease on Life
      Mr. Grim’s Lease on Life (pp. 50-50)
      https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctt7zw89n.37
  6. IN THE REALM OF POSSIBILITY
    • In the Realm of Possibility
      In the Realm of Possibility (pp. 53-54)
      https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctt7zw89n.38
    • Hamburger Heaven
      Hamburger Heaven (pp. 55-56)
      https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctt7zw89n.39
    • Pluto
      Pluto (pp. 57-58)
      https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctt7zw89n.40
    • Pasta
      Pasta (pp. 59-60)
      https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctt7zw89n.41
    • Home Improvement
      Home Improvement (pp. 61-61)
      https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctt7zw89n.42
    • Home Maintenance
      Home Maintenance (pp. 62-62)
      https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctt7zw89n.43
    • All Hands on Deck
      All Hands on Deck (pp. 63-63)
      https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctt7zw89n.44
    • The Origin of the Ear
      The Origin of the Ear (pp. 64-65)
      https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctt7zw89n.45
    • This Is Not a Step
      This Is Not a Step (pp. 66-66)
      https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctt7zw89n.46
    • Mr. Malaprop
      Mr. Malaprop (pp. 67-67)
      https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctt7zw89n.47
    • In Praise of the Morpheme
      In Praise of the Morpheme (pp. 68-68)
      https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctt7zw89n.48
    • In Praise of My Barber
      In Praise of My Barber (pp. 69-70)
      https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctt7zw89n.49
    • Tattooed
      Tattooed (pp. 71-72)
      https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctt7zw89n.50
  7. ALL MANNER OF WONDERS
    • Career Day
      Career Day (pp. 75-75)
      https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctt7zw89n.51
    • The Workshop Poem
      The Workshop Poem (pp. 76-76)
      https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctt7zw89n.52
    • No Pegasus
      No Pegasus (pp. 77-77)
      https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctt7zw89n.53
    • The Submission
      The Submission (pp. 78-79)
      https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctt7zw89n.54
    • Sex Talk
      Sex Talk (pp. 80-80)
      https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctt7zw89n.55
    • On Television
      On Television (pp. 81-81)
      https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctt7zw89n.56
    • Caution
      Caution (pp. 82-82)
      https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctt7zw89n.57
    • Sustenance
      Sustenance (pp. 83-83)
      https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctt7zw89n.58
    • For Ruby, Age 2
      For Ruby, Age 2 (pp. 84-84)
      https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctt7zw89n.59
    • The Old Mower
      The Old Mower (pp. 85-86)
      https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctt7zw89n.60
    • Little Quack Cuaquito
      Little Quack Cuaquito (pp. 87-88)
      https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctt7zw89n.61
    • Mother’s Day in the Butterfly House
      Mother’s Day in the Butterfly House (pp. 89-89)
      https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctt7zw89n.62
    • All Manner of Wonders
      All Manner of Wonders (pp. 90-92)
      https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctt7zw89n.63
  8. ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
    ACKNOWLEDGMENTS (pp. 93-93)
    https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctt7zw89n.64