ABCDEFG HIJKLM NPOQRST UVWXYZ Author:Thomas M. Disch This `abecedary' introduces one of the most interesting new American poets of recent years. It is Tom Disch's first collection to appear in England, where his poems have been published regularly in magazines. Tom Disch has been best known as a leading member of the new generation of science fiction and fantasy writers. His novels and short st... more »ories are highly regarded on both sides of the Atlantic. His poetry is a natural counterpart to his imaginative prose: fantasy, humour and irony are blended with a rare degree of formal skill. While he shows some affinity with the New York school of poets, Tom Disch is too individual and various a poet to be easily categorized.« less