The Poisoner's Garden and Others — Douglas Clegg

A poisonous flower, an evil doll, a well of memory and dream...Award-winning author of dark fiction, Douglas Clegg gathers 22 of his poems for the first time ever into The Poisoner's Garden & Others, ranging from those with a dark gothic edge to rhymes of whimsy with strange twists. Plus a Foreword and Afterword by the author. 110 pages in its print edition.Included in this Volume:The Poisoner's GardenWhy My Doll is EvilThe Salt of Undone CollarsSwimming in UnderwearMedea in TransitMy Younger SelfToast to the DamnedCenote of DreamsOctober WindOn All Hallow's EveSong of LupercaliaFor St. Valentine's DayOn the Ides of MarchBirthdayWinter SolsticeThe Christmas SmiteElegy on a Dead Frog Found in Swimming PoolAt the Station in the RainStill LifeThat Hardscrabble Life You're InAssam TeaThe Crime