A BOOK OF POEMS - THE MARCHES

Sep 28, 2026

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A collection titled “THE MARCHES” presented as a book of poems by James Scully. The twenty-six poems are described as lyrical and incisive, enclosing profound intelligence and dealing movingly with major concerns of life, even when not explicitly metaphysical. The work ranges across multiple titled poems while expressing compassion, tenderness, affection, and a strong awareness of horror, brutality, and human cruelty. Publication notes include origins in The New Yorker and other magazines.

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A Book of Poems

THE MARCHES

A B O O K O F PO E M S # A BOOK OF POEMS THE MARCHES is the first book ofpoems by an important Americanpoet whose work has appearedoften in The New Yorker,Po-etry,and other,magazines.Thetwenty-six poems in this volume aremarked by a lyrical incisiveness thatencloses a profound intelligence.Though not explicitly metaphysicalpoems,they all deal movingly withthe major concerns of life.Theirrange is broad—“The Change ofLife,”"ALate Spring,"“Gibraltar,”"Midsummer,"“An American Air-man,”"The Old Order,""WalkingAround,""Blueberries,""TheGrandson”—and the emotional vi-talities articulated are committedand without ambiguity.There is anacute awareness of the horror andbrutality of existence,of man'scruelty,as well as the furthestreaches of compassion,tenderness,and affection.Rex Warner has writ-ten of THE MARCHES: (continued on back flap)0967 4.0081lScully,JamesSThe marches.Cop.lAPR 10APR 10W0MAY11JU技17san0cneiWQ )F7 1 | | | --- | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | # YOLO COUNTY LIBRARY 535 COURT STREETWOODLAND,CALIFORNIAr D U # THE MARCHES 、 A B O0K OF POEM S o8.3 I’m deeply grateful to the Ingram Merrill Founda-tion for enabling me to spend a year abroad. Many friends have made useful suggestions,butnone to greater effect than John Malcolm Brinnin,my teacher;and,more recently,George Amabile. COPYRIGHT ◎196o,1961,1962,1963,1965,1966,1967 BYJAMES SCULLY All rights reserved,including the rightto reproduce this book or portionsthereof in any form. Published simultaneously in Canada byHolt,Rinehart and Winston of Canada,Ltd.Library of Congress Catalog CardNumber:67-19045 The following poems appeared originally in THE NEWYoRKER:The Glass Blower,A Late Spring,Midsummer,Gibraltar,A Fantasy of Little Waters,Crew Practice on LakeBled,in Jugoslavia,and The Grandson. A Fantasy of Little Waters appears in this volume under thetitle,Enter:The Waters,and Crew Practice on Lake Bled,inJugoslavia appears here as Crew Practice. The following poems appeared originally in PoETRY:TheChange of Life and Conception is a blessing. Conception is a blessing appears here as Aubade. Other poems in this volume appeared originally in THECRITICAL QUARTERLY,HIKA,FINE ARTS MAGAZINE,THE WoRM-wooD REVIEW,and THE PENNY PAPER. The fragment from Archilochus is reprinted here in a trans-lation by Richmond Lattimore(GREEK LYRICS,University ofChicago Press),by permission of the University of ChicagoPress. Designed by Paul Bacon8655300 Printed in the United States of AmericaFirst Edition For Arlene

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What is “THE MARCHES” in the document?

“THE MARCHES” is identified as the first book of poems by James Scully, presented as a volume containing twenty-six poems.

What subjects do the poems focus on?

The poems are described as dealing with major concerns of life, marked by lyrical incisiveness, profound intelligence, and emotional engagement with both cruelty and compassion.

Where were some poems originally published?

Several poems are noted as appearing originally in The New Yorker and others in publications such as Poetry and The Critical Quarterly.

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