Poetry. Cultural Writing. A collection of poetry and short prose pieces from a highly prolific writer, well known for his novels and unique London travelogues, attractively produced by Etruscan Press. From the final poem, "Blue Blinds:" "how many ant shells in the programme / how much black is missing / from the spiny beach-- / by deflected tidelight smallgirl feet / feel no pain, running away." Other books by Sinclair include The Birth Rug, Lud Heat, Suicide Bridge, Jack Elam's Other Eye, The Ebbing of the Craft, and Flesh Eggs & Scalp Metal: Selected Poems 1970 - 1987.