TRICKERATION
From Secret History
The Best American Poetry
David Barber is a maestro of the music of poetry, as this poem and others in his new book ("Aria." for instance) demonstrate. His control of the forms and techniques of verse is exemplary and makes Secret History a delight. Barber, who has appeared twice in The Best American Poetry series, is the author of two previous books and is the poetry editor of The Atlantic. He teaches writing at Harvard University. David Lehman, Series Editor
YOGI GLOSA
From Secret History
The Atlantic
https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2015/10/yogi-glosa/403204/
“From Glosa to Eulogy” Atlantic Online
https://www.theatlantic.com/notes/2015/09/from-glosa-to-eulogy/407083/
ARIA & CORN MAZE
From Secret History
Poetry Out Loud
https://www.poetryoutloud.org/poet/david-barber/
KAMA SUTRA ERRATA
For Crouching Tiger read Curling Angel.
For blow of a boar read blow of a bull.
For hard read harder, for fast read faster
Harder faster harder harder faster.
In “Of Love Marks,” it should be the Broken Cloud,
Not the Coral and Jewels, impressed on the breast.
In the Index of Embraces, the list should include
The Top, the Tongs, the Swing, the Treasure Chest.
Retraction: dipping the tip in goat’s milk won’t work.
Correction: the Mare’s Trick is the master stroke.
In “On Sirens,” consult the Congress of Crows
Before attempting the Sporting of Swallows.
For moon read moan, for possession, abandon.
All other errors are yours and yours alone.
From Secret History
ZOOPRAXISCOPE SUTRA
From Wonder Cabinet
Virginia Quarterly Review
LULLABY IN STEERAGE
From Wonder Cabinet
Slate
REVIEW
Cole Porter, Selected Lyrics
Library of America (American Poets Project)
The New York Times Book Review
https://www.nytimes.com/2006/07/09/books/review/09barber.html
