- Scenes from My Life as the Abominable Snowman
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1. The pseudo-mummification of a disembodied hand
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2. Substitute for a doll or dog
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3. Gargling consonants by myself in a snow-shaped crib
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4. I exult in the dark on an ice-cold schist shelf
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5. Communication in code, or popsicle sparrow
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6. A brisket, a maths test, a kitten in a basket
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7. Two haberdashers walk into a bar . . .
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8. If enchilada, then no muy guapa
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9. Six fingers, two thumbs, type 4a hair
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10. Who ate the snows of yesteryear?
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11. Combing the radar waves for insider information
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12. I am mistaken for a black bear, a bald deer, a land whale, and blind eagle
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13. On the paucity of human understanding
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14. Evaded southpaw menace by briskly sketching an exit
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15. Trapdoor 1, Homo sapiens 0
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16. Soporific lull before the next defensive episode
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17. I friend a bird with supersonic powers
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18. Into the æther
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19. Overview of Nebraska, with added narrative matter
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20. Ruh-roh
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21. Crash landing and bird's nest followed by partially abandoned cabin
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22. As seen in shearling cap with tied-up earflaps
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23. Flat as a catfish, pancake, ice rink, or beefsteak [End Page 93]
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24. To mallet a mélange of local rabbits
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25. Interior of tornado with bust, jug of flowers, and uprooted steer
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26. Hello tundra
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27. Pointer: optical illusion of Inuit turkey
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28. In the hall of the doppelgängers
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29. Hermeneutic fondue with surprise and chips
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30. On the persistence of singularity [End Page 94]
Jane Yeh's first collection of poems, Marabou, was published in the United Kingdom by Carcanet and short-listed for the Whitbread, Forward, and Jerwood Aldeburgh prizes. Her second collection, The Ninjas, was published by Carcanet in November 2012.