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The Dwarf Cycle | Contents

The Dwarf Cycle, Strongin’s first book, published by Thorp Springs Press in 1972, contained 24 poems centering around the central figure of the dwarf.

Both the book’s Table of Contents and cover picture are included below, as well as exerpts from reviews of the book.

Selected poems are available for display in Acrobat format. If you don’t have Acrobat Reader installed on your computer, read Obtaining the Acrobat Reader before proceeding.

Table of Contents
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Prelude — November, Love Song
O Dwarf Wind (The Dwarf Hears the Song of his Sister-spirit)
Fat of the Lamb
Elf
Elf II
The Elf and the Pastoral
The Elf Sees a Girl Pith a Frog — In Lab
The Dwarf Sees Midnight Hunger
The Dwarf Hears a Lullaby
The Dwarf Hears Voices From the Street
(Dwarf Morning) Failed Alarm Clocks
The Dwarf Dreams the Dark Ages Return
The Dwarf Admits his Taoism
The Dwarf’s Love Song
The Dwarf Takes a Bride (December)
Reputation Knocks at the Dwarf’s Door
The Dwarf’s Courtship
The Dwarf Accustoms His Ear to the Swing of Mother Goose
The Dwarf’s Nocture — Placid Evening
The Dwarf’s Stripping
The Dwarf Scares Himself
The Dwarf’s Eyes Are Blinded by Twilight
The Dwarf’s Groceries Come
The Dwarf’s Ballad

 
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