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Burn This (var. 1) by Thomas M. Disch (Wiseacre Books, 1995, 126pp, hc, co)     Expanded from the Hutchinson (1982) edition by the addition of 10 poems. · Homages · High Purpose in Poetry · Thomas M. Disch · pm Poetry May 1978 · For Marilyn Hacker · Thomas M. Disch · pm Burn This by Thomas M. Disch, Hutchinson, 1982 · Really · Thomas M. Disch · pm Burn This by Thomas M. Disch, Hutchinson, 1982 · Lives and Times · Thomas M. Disch · pm Burn This by Thomas M. Disch, Hutchinson, 1982 · Six French Mattresses · Thomas M. Disch · pm Burn This by Thomas M. Disch, Hutchinson, 1982 · Praise · Thomas M. Disch · pm The Little Magazine v10 #1/2, Spring/Summer 1976 · Poems (for Joyce Kilmer) · Thomas M. Disch · pm Poetry December 1978 · A Plea on Behalf of the White House Lawn Eleven · Thomas M. Disch · pm Burn This by Thomas M. Disch, Hutchinson, 1982 · Song of Myself · Thomas M. Disch · pm New Worlds #216, September 1979 · Conclusive Evidence · Thomas M. Disch · pm The Paris Review #84, Summer 1982 · A Letter to Robert Bly · Thomas M. Disch · pm The Times Literary Supplement June 6 1980 · Larkinesque · Thomas M. Disch · pm · Villanelle for Charles Olson · Thomas M. Disch · pm Poetry January 1992 · The Life of Poetry, and Lives of the Poets · Ms. Found in a Bottle · Thomas M. Disch · pm Yorcon 2 Programme Book ed. Alan Dorey, Yorcon, 1981 · To Erato en deshabille · Thomas M. Disch · pm Burn This by Thomas M. Disch, Hutchinson, 1982 · A Turkish Holiday · Thomas M. Disch · pm Poetry December 1970 · Metamorphosis · Thomas M. Disch · pm Norwescon 5 Program Book ed. Stephen Bard, Michael Brocha & Jeffrey Levin, Norwescon, 1982 · A Tale of Two Metres · Thomas M. Disch · pm The Times Literary Supplement January 4 1980 · A Concise History of Music · Thomas M. Disch · pm Partisan Review v46 #1, 1979 · Against Pornography · Thomas M. Disch · pm Burn This by Thomas M. Disch, Hutchinson, 1982 · The Art of Dying · Thomas M. Disch · pm American Review #18, September 1973 · Can You Hear Me, Thinktank Two? · Thomas M. Disch · pm The Berkley Showcase Vol. 3 ed. Victoria Schochet & John W. Silbersack, Berkley, 1981 · The Exigent Poet · Thomas M. Disch · pm Light #1, Spring 1992 · The Book in Your Hand · Thomas M. Disch · pm The Times Literary Supplement May 16 1986 · The Poet’s Epitaph · Thomas M. Disch · pm · Sonnets · On Reading Shelley · Thomas M. Disch · pm The Paris Review #59, Fall 1974 · The Movie: A Sonnet · Thomas M. Disch · pm The Times Literary Supplement January 11 1980 · A Bookmark · Thomas M. Disch · pm The Little Magazine Autumn 1977 · Marking Time · Thomas M. Disch · pm · My Last Sonnet · Thomas M. Disch · pm Burn This by Thomas M. Disch, Hutchinson, 1982 · A Sonnet from the Gym · Thomas M. Disch · pm Burn This by Thomas M. Disch, Hutchinson, 1982 · Aubade · Thomas M. Disch · pm The Little Magazine v12 #3/4, Fall/Winter 1980 · Instructions · Burn This · Thomas M. Disch · pm The Spirit That Moves Us May 1976 · Ars Poetica · Thomas M. Disch · pm Burn This by Thomas M. Disch, Hutchinson, 1982 · The Hawk and the Metaphor · Thomas M. Disch · pm Aralia Press, March 1988 · Instructions for Rigging a Frigate · Thomas M. Disch · pm Burn This by Thomas M. Disch, Hutchinson, 1982 · Use of the Hydraulic Lift in Works of Imagination · Thomas M. Disch · pm Burn This by Thomas M. Disch, Hutchinson, 1982 · The Thirty-Nine Articles · Thomas M. Disch · pm The Little Magazine Autumn 1977 · To Stop Without a Reason · Thomas M. Disch · pm Burn This by Thomas M. Disch, Hutchinson, 1982 · A Reflection · Thomas M. Disch · pm Burn This by Thomas M. Disch, Hutchinson, 1982 · What Taste Forbids · Thomas M. Disch · pm Burn This by Thomas M. Disch, Hutchinson, 1982 · Three Lyrics · Thomas M. Disch · pm Burn This by Thomas M. Disch, Hutchinson, 1982 · Lyric · Thomas M. Disch · pm Burn This by Thomas M. Disch, Hutchinson, 1982 · On the Extravagance of Princes: A Letter of Advice · Thomas M. Disch · pm The Times Literary Supplement May 30 1980 · Theories · “Ritin” (A Manifesto) · Thomas M. Disch · pm Crosscurrents v8 #2, January 1989 · An Argument · Thomas M. Disch · pm Open Places #22, Fall/Winter 1976 · The Problem of Safety: A Manifesto · Thomas M. Disch · pm The Paris Review #73, Spring 1978 · The Prospect Behind Us · Thomas M. Disch · pm Chelsea #40, 1980 · Literature as a Career · Thomas M. Disch · pm Burn This by Thomas M. Disch, Hutchinson, 1982 · The Fugitive · Thomas M. Disch · pm The Paris Review #78, Summer 1980 · Womankind and Poesy · Thomas M. Disch · pm Chronicles July 1990; subtitled “A Parable”. · On the Use of the Masculine-Preferred · Thomas M. Disch · pm The Times Literary Supplement January 23 1981 · On Science Fiction · Thomas M. Disch · pm TriQuarterly #49, Fall 1980 · Vespers · Thomas M. Disch · pm Open Places #27, Spring 1979 · The Long Poem · Thomas M. Disch · pm Burn This by Thomas M. Disch, Hutchinson, 1982 · The Return to Nature · The Return to Nature · Thomas M. Disch · pm Poetry June 1985

The Castle of Indolence: Poetry and Its Pretenders by Thomas M. Disch (Picador USA, September 1995, 0-312-13448-7, $21.00, 229pp, hc, co, cover by Henry Sene Yee)     Non-fiction. Associational collection of essays on poetry, poets, and poetasters. 1 · I 3 · The Castle of Indolence · Thomas M. Disch · ar The Hudson Review Winter 1995 15 · II 17 · Sound of the Raine, Prophetic Word · Thomas M. Disch · br The Times Literary Supplement August 14 1981, as “Sound of the Sublime” [Ref. Kathleen Raine]; review of Collected Poems: 1935-1980. 25 · Delectable Always, and Fresh and True · Thomas M. Disch · br The New Criterion May 1985, as “Apologia Pro Arte Sua” [Ref. Kenneth Koch]; review of Selected Poems: 1950-1982. 33 · Death and the Poet · Thomas M. Disch · ar Boulevard, Fall 1995 [Ref. Peter Whigham] 42 · Fearing, and Falling Out of Love · Thomas M. Disch · ar The Washington Post Book World April 2 1995 [Ref. Kenneth Fearing] 50 · Music That Can Deepest Reach · Thomas M. Disch · rv The Nation October 3 1994 61 · III 63 · The Difference · Thomas M. Disch · ar Parnassus v20 #1/2, 1995 73 · Onegin’s Children: Poems in the Form of a Novel · Thomas M. Disch · rv Parnassus v17 #2/v18 #1, 1993 95 · The New World · Thomas M. Disch · br Foundation #36, Summer 1986 [Ref. Frederick Turner] 105 · Sunlight, Coffee, and the Papers: A Poem for Our Times · Thomas M. Disch · br The Washington Post Book World March 23 1986 [Ref. Vikram Seth]; review of The Golden Gate. 109 · History: The Home Movie · Thomas M. Disch · br The Washington Post Book World November 13 1994 [Ref. Craig Raine] 113 · Christopher Fry: An Appreciation · Thomas M. Disch · ar Poetry August 1995 [Ref. Christopher Fry] 123 · IV 125 · Snapped Prose in Slim Volumes: A Review of Recent Poetry · Thomas M. Disch · br The Washington Post Book World December 30 1984 131 · Poets as Friends and Neighbors · Thomas M. Disch · br The Washington Post Book World May 22 1988 139 · Poets of Exile · Thomas M. Disch · br The Washington Post Book World August 24 1980 145 · Out of the Murk Plectrum · Thomas M. Disch · br The Washington Post Book World July 14 1991 [Ref. John Ashbery]; review of Flow Chart. 149 · The Last Word on Death · Thomas M. Disch · br The Washington Post Book World July 8 1990 [Ref. Anthony Hecht]; review of The Transparent Man & Collected Earlier Poems. 152 · Barroom Buddy and Prom King · Thomas M. Disch · rv The Nation April 12 1986, as “Proles and Prom Kings” [Ref. Raymond Carver & Brad Leithauser]; review of Where Water Comes Together with Other Water by Carver & Cats of the Temple by Leithauser. 156 · Products of the Workshop · Thomas M. Disch · br The Nation November 27 1989 162 · Pompes Postmoderne · Thomas M. Disch · br Los Angeles Times May 27 1990, as “Caution: Deconstruction Ahead” [Ref. Marjorie Perloff]; review of Poetic License. 167 · The High Priest of High Times · Thomas M. Disch · br Los Angeles Times April 28 1991, as “Iambic Megalomania” [Ref. Tom Clark]; review of Charles Olson: The Allegory of a Poet’s Life. 171 · The Occasion of the Poem · Thomas M. Disch · rv Poetry May 1992 186 · A Nashional Institution · Thomas M. Disch · br The Times Literary Supplement February 3 1984, as “With the Best of Intentions” [Ref. Ogden Nash]; review of I Wouldn’t Have Missed It: Selected Poems Of Ogden Nash. 190 · Light Verse · Thomas M. Disch · rv The Washington Post Book World January 18 1987 [Ref. Russell Baker & Robert Wallace]; review of The Norton Book of Light Verse ed. Baker & Light Year ’87 ed. Wallace. 195 · Having an Oeuvre · Thomas M. Disch · rv Poetry February 1994 208 · Poetry Roundup · Thomas M. Disch · rc The Hudson Review Summer 1995, as “Poetry Chronicle” 222 · Reviewing Poetry: A Retrospect · Thomas M. Disch · ar

The Castle of Perseverance: Job Opportunities in Contemporary Poetry by Thomas M. Disch (University of Michigan Press, 2002, 0-472-09750-4, $16.95, 144pp, tp, co)     Associational collection of essays on writing, poetry, poets, etc. A companion to The Castle of Indolence: Poetry and Its Pretenders. A hardcover edition (-09750-4, $42.50) was announced but not seen. 1 · I 3 · The Future of the Book · Thomas M. Disch · ar The Hudson Review Winter 1998 12 · On the Walls of the Cave: Epics Old and New · Thomas M. Disch · br Parnassus v23 #1, 1998 [Ref. Robert Fagle & Michael Lind]; review of Robert Fagle’s The Odyssey and Michael Lind’s The Alamo. 31 · The Eisenhower Laureate: John Ciardi · Thomas M. Disch · rv Poetry April 1998 [Ref. John Ciardi]; review of The Collected Poems of John Ciardi and John Ciardi: A Bibliography by Edward Cifelli. 42 · Being One Being a Genius Sometimes: Gertrude Stein · Thomas M. Disch · rv The Hudson Review Autumn 1998 [Ref. Gertrude Stein]; review of Gertrude Stein: (I) Writings 1903-1932; (II) Writings 1932-1946 edited by Catherine R. Stimpson & Harriet Chessman. 53 · Inverse Genius: On the Greatness of William McGonagall · Thomas M. Disch · ar Parnassus v24 #1, 1999 [Ref. William McGonagall] 66 · On the Rondeau · Thomas M. Disch · ar An Exaltation of Forms: Contemporary Poets Celebrate the Diversity of Their Art ed. Annie Finch & Kathrine Varnes, University of Michigan Press, 2002, as “Rondeaus and Roundels” 78 · Rondeau for Emporio Armani · Tom Disch · pm The Hudson Review Spring 1996 79 · II: Poems 81 · High Purpose in Poetry · Thomas M. Disch · pm Poetry May 1978 85 · Really · Thomas M. Disch · pm Burn This by Thomas M. Disch, Hutchinson, 1982 86 · A Letter to Robert Bly · Thomas M. Disch · pm The Times Literary Supplement June 6 1980 87 · Larkinesque · Thomas M. Disch · pm Burn This (var. 1) by Thomas M. Disch, Wiseacre Books, 1995 88 · Villanelle for Charles Olson · Thomas M. Disch · pm Poetry January 1992 89 · On the Use of the Masculine-Preferred · Thomas M. Disch · pm The Times Literary Supplement January 23 1981 91 · A Concise History of Music · Thomas M. Disch · pm Partisan Review v46 #1, 1979 92 · Three Lyrics · Thomas M. Disch · pm Burn This by Thomas M. Disch, Hutchinson, 1982 95 · III 97 · Kenneth Koch · Thomas M. Disch · br [Ref. Kenneth Koch]; review of Straits. 101 · North American Addresses · Thomas M. Disch · br The Hudson Review Summer 1996 [Ref. Robert McDowell & David Mason]; review of The Diviners by Robert McDowell & The Country I Remember by David Mason. 109 · Friends and Neighbors · Thomas M. Disch · rc The Hudson Review Summer 1995, as “Poetry Chronicle” 122 · Assorted Laurels · Thomas M. Disch · rc The Hudson Review Autumn 1997, as “Poetry Roundup” 133 · Job Opportunities in Contemporary Poetry · Thomas M. Disch · rv The Hudson Review Summer 1999

A Child’s Garden of Grammar by Thomas M. Disch (University Press of New England, September 1997, 0-87451-850-4, $9.95, 88pp, tp, co, cover by Dave Morice)     Associational non-fiction, a collection of 37 “poetry comics” about grammar, illustrated by Dave Morice. Most of the poems originally appeared in Isaac Asimov’s Science Fiction Magazine; one has been rewritten for this edition. 2 · Nouns · Tom Disch · pm Isaac Asimov’s Science Fiction Magazine November 1991 6 · Verbs · Tom Disch · pm Isaac Asimov’s Science Fiction Magazine November 1991 8 · Pronouns · Tom Disch · pm Isaac Asimov’s Science Fiction Magazine November 1991 10 · Adjectives · Tom Disch · pm Isaac Asimov’s Science Fiction Magazine November 1991 12 · Adverbs · Tom Disch · pm Isaac Asimov’s Science Fiction Magazine February 1992 14 · A Conjugation of the Verb To Be · Tom Disch · pm Isaac Asimov’s Science Fiction Magazine mid December 1991 17 · Tenses · Tom Disch · gp (r) _17 · The Present Tense · Tom Disch · pm Isaac Asimov’s Science Fiction Magazine November 1991 _17 · Epitaph for the Past Tenses · Tom Disch · pm Isaac Asimov’s Science Fiction Magazine November 1991 _17 · The Future Tense · Tom Disch · pm Isaac Asimov’s Science Fiction Magazine November 1991 20 · Either/Or · Tom Disch · pm Isaac Asimov’s Science Fiction Magazine November 1991 22 · If/Then · Tom Disch · pm Isaac Asimov’s Science Fiction Magazine November 1991 24 · Maybe · Tom Disch · pm Isaac Asimov’s Science Fiction Magazine November 1991 26 · Not · Tom Disch · pm Isaac Asimov’s Science Fiction Magazine February 1992 28 · In and Out · Tom Disch · pm Isaac Asimov’s Science Fiction Magazine mid December 1991 30 · Proper Nouns · Tom Disch · pm 32 · The Subject · Tom Disch · pm Asimov’s Science Fiction August 1993 34 · The Object · Tom Disch · pm Asimov’s Science Fiction August 1993 38 · The Indirect Object · Tom Disch · pm Asimov’s Science Fiction August 1993 40 · The Object of the Preposition · Tom Disch · pm Asimov’s Science Fiction August 1993 42 · Strange Plurals · Tom Disch · pm Isaac Asimov’s Science Fiction Magazine November 1991 44 · Odious Comparisons · Tom Disch · pm Asimov’s Science Fiction May 1993 48 · Attractive Opposites · Tom Disch · pm Asimov’s Science Fiction May 1993 50 · Homophones · Tom Disch · pm Asimov’s Science Fiction May 1993 52 · Homonyms · Tom Disch · pm not the same as the poem of the same name in the May 1993 issue of Asimov’s Science Fiction. 54 · Like and As · Tom Disch · pm Asimov’s Science Fiction August 1993 56 · Lie and Lay · Tom Disch · pm Asimov’s Science Fiction September 1993 58 · Contractions · Tom Disch · pm Asimov’s Science Fiction March 1993 60 · Split Infinitives · Tom Disch · pm Asimov’s Science Fiction April 1993 62 · Quotation Marks · Tom Disch · pm Isaac Asimov’s Science Fiction Magazine February 1992 64 · Auxiliary Verbs · Tom Disch · pm Asimov’s Science Fiction April 1993 68 · Compound Object Pronouns · Tom Disch · pm Asimov’s Science Fiction March 1993 70 · The Agreement of Predicate Pronouns · Tom Disch · pm Asimov’s Science Fiction June 1993 72 · Some Personal Pronouns · Tom Disch · gp Asimov’s Science Fiction April 1993 _72 · You and I · Tom Disch · pm Asimov’s Science Fiction April 1993 _76 · He, She, and It · Tom Disch · pm Asimov’s Science Fiction April 1993 _80 · Thou, Thee, and Thine · Tom Disch · pm Asimov’s Science Fiction April 1993 84 · Definite and Indefinite Articles · Tom Disch · pm Asimov’s Science Fiction April 1993 86 · One’s Gender Problems · Tom Disch · pm

The Dark Old House by Tom Disch (RLB, 1996, no ISBN, 23pp, ph, co)     Poetry collection. Limited to 200 copies. 5 · A Note on the Poems · Tom Disch · in 7 · Sunday Morning, in the Laundry Room · Tom Disch · pm The Hudson Review Winter 1994 8 · The Dark Old House · Tom Disch · pm The Kenyon Review Fall 1994 9 · High Summer · Tom Disch · pm Chronicles April 1994 10 · A Sabbath Prayer · Tom Disch · pm Theology Today v50 #2, July 1993 11 · The Garage Sale as a Spiritual Exercise · Tom Disch · pm Poetry December 1993 12 · Making It Yours · Tom Disch · pm Southwest Review Winter 1994 14 · Morning Prayer · Tom Disch · pm Theology Today v50 #2, July 1993 15 · The Happy Snowflakes · Tom Disch · pm Asimov’s Science Fiction June 1994 16 · Bird Feeder · Tom Disch · pm Light #12, Winter 1994/1995 17 · April in Barryville · Tom Disch · pm 18 · The Vanishing Point · Tom Disch · pm The Kenyon Review Spring 1996 19 · Signs of Spring in a Depressed Economy · Tom Disch · pm Poetry April 1994 20 · Handyman Special · Tom Disch · pm 21 · Ephemera: 20 Haiku · Tom Disch · pm