translated by Jonathan Dunne
and grants from the Massachusetts Cultural Council
abbreviated pressure of these lines
INTERVIEW WITH A PUBLISHER
the harshness of place and weather
Useful Graham Fulton translated by Jonathan DunnePeter Finch's collection, Useful, is marked by all the restless energy, humour and angst that is so characteristic of this compulsively entertaining poet. Among the varied subjects to come under the poet's subversive scrutiny are Modern Art, the Blues, computers, automobiles, ex wives, recalcitrant children, aged parents, bleak Welsh landscapes, factory workers, writing classes, old shirts and beach stones. His continuing fascination with technique is