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Literature at theUniversity of Leicester since1963,was born in the UnitedStates in 1931.This is the firstcollection of his poems to bepublished in England.Thepoems are remarkable for thevariety of their themes,theauthority of their formalcontrol,and their wit andlinguistic verve.  \nE1·75  \nTHE SNAKE AT SAFFRON WALDEN  \nParis Leary,Lecturer in American Literature at the University of Leicestersince I963,was born in Louisiana in I93I.He studied at the CentenaryCollege and later at Oxford.He became a naturalised British Subject inI973.This is the first book of his poems to be published in England.Viewsof the Oxford Colleges and Other Poems was published by Scribner's.Hisnovel,The Innocent Curate,was published by Doubleday,and his anthology,A Controversyof Poets(editedwith Robert Kelly),appearedwith Doubleday.  \n# THE\n\nSNAKEAT  \n# SAFFRONWALDEN\n\nParis Leary  \nA CARCANET PRESS PUBLICATION  \n R.81.54   \nx0  \n82  \n5231  \nCopyright C Paris Leary 1973  \nSBN 85635045 I÷cloth  \nSBN 85635046X-paper  \nAcknowledgements are due to the editors of Beloit Poetry Journal,Delta,The NewYorker and The Saturday Review,where some of these poems first appeared.  \nAll rights reserved.  \nNo part of this book may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by anymeans,electronic,photocopying,or otherwise-except by a reviewer who wishesto use brief passages in connection with a review for a magazine,newspaper,orbroadcast,without prior permission in writing from the Publisher.  \nFirst published I973by Carcanet Press Limited266 Councillor LaneCheadle Hulme,CheadleCheshire SK85PN  \nPrinted in Great Britainby W&J Mackay Limited,Chatham","cbCaisorC5yXyhSF","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaisorC5yXyhSF","pdf",1496365,52,"English","# About the Author\n## Professional Background and Education\n# Publication Details\n## Copyright and Licensing\n## Acknowledgements","[{\"question\":\"Who is the author of The Snake at Saffron Walden?\",\"answer\":\"The author is Paris Leary, a lecturer 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