New Releases by Tony Curtis

Taken for Pearls is the vibrant and various collection of poems by Tony Curtis, published in 1993. Included are beautiful elegies for relatives and colleagues, as well as fascinating persona poems where characters from history reveal themselves to the reader. Also featured are fine occasional lyrics inspired by domestic incidents, as well as a series of love poems translated from the dialect of the Iraqi Marsh Arabs. Throughout, the clarity and precision of the author''s style allows his subjects to shine through. Poems that meditate on the darker moments of history, such as the 1993 Dylan Thomas Prize-winner ''Incident on a Hospital Train from Calcutta, 1944'' are counterbalanced by the humour of ''The Captain''s Diary'', a long poem in the voice of an Edwardian golf club captain. "Taken for Pearls is a powerful and sensuous new collection. Curtis''s beautifully structured poems open up OP worlds and draw us in. These are poems to relish, to return to, to live with" Helen Dunmore "I see the colourful density of Tony Curtis''s language drawing him towards the praise tradition" Poetry Wales Tony Curtis is Professor of Poetry at the University of Glamorgan where he directs an MPhil in Writing. He has published 26 books, including nine poetry collections. A selection of his poetry has recently been translated and published in Armenia. He is also the editor of several anthologies including After the First Death, a volume of war writing (2007).

From the editor and founder of the authoritative Lyle Official Antiques Review comes a new collectibles and antiques guide devoted exclusively to Americana. Featuring everything from baseball cards to furniture, Elvis memorabilia to quilts, and comics to toys, the more than 3,000 entries are each accompanied by a photograph, current market value, and distinguishing features.

Offers information and the current market value for many overlooked collectibles, including pottery, furniture, clothing, daguerreotypes, and glassware

In this book Tony Curtis, himself an award-winning poet, offers clear and positive help to students who are faced by a modern poem which puzzles and frightens them. How do we proceed to construct a critical response to a poem which may not rhyme, may not have metrical regularity, may not be written in verses or even have conventional punctuation? This book deals imaginatively and originally with such problems. It also provides helpful critical readings of many of the major poems of the post-war years, by poets such as Ted Hughes, Sylvia Plath, Dylan Thomas, Philip Larkin, Seamus Heaney, R S Thomas, Dannie Abse and William Carlos Williams.

For 25 years, dealers and collectors of antiques have relied upon knowing what Lyle says, and now this definitive guide to collectibles and memorabilia offers information and prices on over 3,000 items. Each item is accompanied by a new black-and-white photograph that highlights its distinguishing features.

Long overdue . . . it will provide not only a cogent introduction for the uninitiated, but also fresh insight for the many enthusiastic readers, this reviewer included, of Dannie Abse''s work. --Anglo-Welsh Review

Provides descriptions, illustrations. and current prices for antique beds, bookcases, chairs, cupboards, chests, sideboards, tables, trunks, wardrobes, writing tables, and more.

Offers descriptions, illustrations, and current prices for antique baskets, bowls, centerpieces, cruets, dishes, flatware, knives, miniatures, mugs, scissors, teapots, and tureens made of silver