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The Umbral Anthology of Science Fiction Poetry
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Umbral, 1982 |
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Contributors include D. M Thomas, Margaret Atwood, Ray Bradbury, Marge Piercy, Diane Ackerman and many others.
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Contents:
The Origins of the Material World • (1979) • poem by Peter Payack
The Migration of Darkness • (1979) • poem by Peter Payack
Mapping the Island in Images • (1980) • poem by Robert Frazier
Prayer for My Daughter • (1978) • poem by Marilyn Hacker
Nightsong • (1971) • poem by Marilyn Hacker
Encased in the Amber of Death • (1980) • poem by Robert Frazier
Tithonus • (1968) • poem by D. M. Thomas
The Beast Upon the Wire • (1966) • poem by Ray Bradbury
A Dead Planet • (1971) • poem by D. M. Thomas
Three Views of the Cosmic Ballet • poem by Gene Van Troyer
On Science Fiction • (1980) • poem by Thomas M. Disch
Encased in the Amber of Fate • (1980) • poem by Robert Frazier
Encased in the Amber of Eternity • (1979) • poem by Robert Frazier
The Child Dreams • (1975) • poem by Sonya Dorman
View from the Moon Station • (1977) • poem by Sonya Dorman
Among the Hominids at Olduvai • (1978) • poem by Michael Bishop
Absolute Zero in the Brain • (1981) • poem by Marge Piercy
The World in the Year 2000 • (1981) • poem by Marge Piercy
The End of the World • (1962) • poem by Archibald MacLeish
Epistle to Be Left in the Earth • (1962) • poem by Archibald MacLeish
Practicing • (1981) • poem by David R. Bunch
(Hope) (Ambition) (Anticipation) • (1981) • poem by David R. Bunch
The Astronaut of Waste • (1966) • poem by Joel Sloman
The Thought Machine • (1961) • poem by William Stafford
Storm Warning • poem by William Stafford
The Sonic Flowerfall of Primes • (1979) • poem by Andrew Joron
The Tetrahedron Letters • (1979) • poem by Andrew Joron
The Swimmer • (1982) • poem by Steve Rasnic Tem
The Hydrocephalic Ward • (1979) • poem by Steve Rasnic Tem
An End to an Old Song • poem by Steve Sneyd
Come One Come All • (1980) • poem by Steve Sneyd
Relief of the Lost Colony • poem by Steve Sneyd
Sunset Strip • poem by Steve Sneyd
Time Machine • poem by Steve Sneyd
In Case of Doubt, Ask • (1980) • poem by Steve Sneyd
Full Frontal Jazz • poem by Andrew Darlington
A Plague of Dreamers After the Raid • poem by Andrew Darlington
Circular Error Probability • poem by Andrew Darlington
God: A Biographical Note • poem by Tom Whalen
The Tool • poem by Russell Edson
A Machine • poem by Russell Edson
Counting Sheep • poem by Russell Edson
The Beginning of Things • (1977) • poem by Peter Payack
The Result of the Dig • (1977) • poem by Peter Payack
Balloon Song • poem by Gary Fincke
The Changing of the Robot Guard • poem by Gary Fincke
Gravity Failing • poem by Gary Fincke
Parade Test • poem by Gary Fincke
The Landscape of Tin Statues • poem by Cecil Helman
Home • poem by Steve Kowit
The Blob • (1976) • poem by Ron Koertge
The Frozen Man • (1977) • poem by Geof Hewitt
At One with the Blue Night • (1969) • poem by Geof Hewitt
The Gymnasium • (1975) • poem by Barbara Eve
The Monster That Ate Sandusky • (1977) • poem by Christopher Howell
The Beast of Larimer County • (1977) • poem by Christopher Howell
Black Ice • poem by Robert Frazier
The Promise • (1979) • poem by Frederick Morgan
The Immortals • poem by James Tate
Letters from Another World • (1979) • poem by Richard Schramm
The Calamity • (1972) • poem by Richard Schramm
Planet of Voices: Initiation • poem by Melissa Cannon
The Second Collecting Mission • poem by Kathryn Rantala
Voices • (1977) • poem by Kathryn Rantala
Wind • poem by Kathryn Rantala
The Starman • (1976) • poem by Duane Ackerson
Science Fiction Story • (1973) • poem by Duane Ackerson
"toying with the narrow..." • (1978) • poem by Dave Calder
a transcript from the holograph tape • (1978) • poem by Dave Calder
"everything was possible ..." • (1978) • poem by Dave Calder
"their bodies came back, but they didn't..." • (1978) • poem by Dave Calder
The Lost Space Ship • (1978) • poem by Jack Anderson (1935-)
The Mysterious Sound • poem by Jack Anderson (1935-)
Second Sight • poem by Jack Anderson (1935-)
Flying Saucers Have Landed... • poem by Jack Anderson (1935-)
Science Fiction Poem • poem by Judith Kroll
Invasion • poem by H. R. Hays
From Another Planet • (1974) • poem by Mark Jarman
Lust • poem by Gregory Benford
First and Last Contact • (1977) • poem by Bruce McAllister
Visitor • (1977) • poem by George Roberts
Poem • (1977) • poem by George Roberts
deja vu • (1977) • poem by George Roberts
The Returned Utopians • (1971) • poem by Barry Goldensohn
Us • poem by Judith Berke
Futurebaby • poem by Judith Berke
Lady Faustus • poem by Diane Ackerman
A Winter's Tale • (1969) • poem by Ruth Lechlitner
Remembering a Window • poem by Marvin Bell
Vultures • (1980) • poem by Michael Bishop
ITH-CORO • (1978) • poem by Michael Bishop
Story of a Memory and His Man • poem by Miller Williams
We • poem by Miller Williams
Problems in the Space-Time Continuum... • poem by Miller Williams
Navajo Moon • (1977) • poem by James L. White
To William Blake • (1978) • poem by Bill Tremblay
View from Atlantis • (1977) • poem by Bill Tremblay
The Parable of the Robot Poem • (1977) • poem by Bill Tremblay
The Machine That Puts You to Sleep • poem by William Heyen
The Machine That Treats Other Machines • poem by William Heyen
The Machine That Mends Birds' Nests • poem by William Heyen
Machines to Kiss You Goodnight • poem by William Heyen
The Man from the Top of the Mind • (1977) • poem by David Wagoner
Speeches for Dr. Frankenstein • poem by Margaret Atwood
Ghost Crabs • (1966) • poem by Ted Hughes
A Martian Sends a Postcard Home • (1979) • poem by Craig Raine
Small Thin Children Live in Flat Holes • (1974) • poem by James Reiss
Progression of the Species • (1967) • poem by Brian W. Aldiss
An Astronaut's Journal • (1977) • poem by Jane Shore
Leaving the Water • poem by Roswell Spafford
Unlike • poem by Roswell Spafford
The Coming of the Plague • (1962) • poem by Weldon Kees
The Last Wolf • (1981) • poem by Mary Tall Mountain
To an Astronaut... • poem by Dick Allen
Canto Ten (from ANON) • (1966) • poem by Dick Allen
Hyperspace • (1973) • poem by Dick Allen
The Perpetual Motion Machine • poem by Dick Allen
Theory of the Alternative Universe • poem by Dick Allen
Alternate Universe I, II, III • (1976) • poem by Thomas M. Disch
Song of Myself • (1979) • poem by Thomas M. Disch
The Growth of the Church • (1977) • poem by Thomas M. Disch
Apollo 14 • (1972) • poem by Thomas M. Disch
The Vegetables • (1972) • poem by Thomas M. Disch
The Turtle's Dream • (1968) • poem by Thomas M. Disch
Winter City • (1971) • poem by Sonya Dorman
End of the Day • poem by Sonya Dorman
Corruption of Metals • (1977) • poem by Sonya Dorman
Once in a Blue Moon • poem by Sonya Dorman
The Strait • poem by D. M. Thomas
The Head-Rape • (1968) • poem by D. M. Thomas
S.F. • poem by D. M. Thomas
Two Sonnets from Drifting Worlds • poem by D. M. Thomas
Elegy for an Android • (1968) • poem by D. M. Thomas
Missionary • (1968) • poem by D. M. Thomas
Afterword (The Umbral Anthology of Science Fiction Poetry) • essay by Steve Rasnic Tem
Introduction (The Umbral Anthology of Science Fiction Poetry) • essay by Steve Rasnic Tem
Copyright © 1982 by Steve Rasnic Tem
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