Poems of 18 violent deaths in Turkey. [Eighteen]

Stockbridge, GA : Assisi Gardens Press, 2011, 2011. As New. 1st edition, 1st printing ; [20] leaves ; 19 cm. ; Dewey: 811.54 ; OCLC: 784558748 ; 1/4 leather with marbled papers and gold lettering ; no dustjacket, as issued ; "Each of the poems depicts a few seconds before a death occurs. Some of these final moments turn ‎quite violent, others are merely a release; still others are without warning, and some are carefully ‎premeditated, either by a single person, or by the State. ‎All of these deaths take place in Turkey, which colors the scenes and, in a few instances, the dialog. ‎There was no specific, hidden purpose to setting the poems in Turkey, and no pejorative or ‎condemnatory slander is intended. My personal contact with the Turkish people and their centuries-‎old culture has been nothing short of a love affair.‎ The motivations and modus operandi of the subjects of the poems are universal, however, and ‎should be an element, although missing in words, that can be readily supplied by the imagination of ‎any English reader...any synopsis or outline of what ‎motivation undergirded any one poem is superfluous—one must only understand that the portraits ‎impressionistically painted are of the moment of death for 18 people in Turkey.‎" ; Contents:‎ My Trousers are Long and the Sky is Blue -- The Stairs are High and Dark -- Ne Ayïp Şey!‎ -- What a Fool You Were!‎ -- You are Learning Your Lesson -- Cat and Mouse -- Hostage -- A Revenge -- A Debt Paid -- My Watch Is Not In Working Order -- Anyone Who Learns Knows -- War Is Over -- She Cannot Do This -- Is Your Tea Sweet Enough?‎ -- No Flame Without Fire -- Fork and Knife -- He Does His Duty -- Good for Nothing ‎; AS NEW