from Long Island, New York, currently living in London. She has published one collection, The Book of Jobs (Four Way Books, 2006) and has received several fellowships and awards. Darling, Would You Please Pick Up Those Books was a runner-up in the 2008 Troubadour Poetry Competition judged by Jo Shapcott and Stephen Knight. Grateful thanks to Anne Marie-Fyfe for permission to reproduce the poem here.Darling, Would You Please Pick Up Those Books?
How many times do I have to say
get rid of the books off the goddamn floor
from Carol Rumens: The Guardian: Books blog: Poem of the week: Darling, Would You Please Pick Up Those Books?
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