Squaring the Circle Suhail Sami Nader But the ‘poison dragons’ of

But the ‘poison dragons’ of misfortune shatter his orderly existence

Dannie Abse's Welsh and Jewish backgrounds have been essential to his writings

This is a gorgeous collection

From journeymen musicians to stars with many albums to their name

Cesare Pavese

Squaring the Circle Suhail Sami Nader But the ‘poison dragons’ ofPhilip Fried's Squaring the Circle is humorous and yet also mysterious in its evocation of esoteric physics and theology. The title poem presents a mystic scientific quest for an impossible geometry as both a vaudevillian historical catastrophe and a way of understanding God. Throughout, Fried uses pastiche and the mashup of texts to explore historical moments and personal history. Behind its many forms and approaches, however, the book conveys the