Dr. Mephisto

Chris Emery was born in Manchester in 1963. He has published four collections of poetry, a writer ’s guide, an anthology of art and poems, and edited selections of Emily Brontë, John Keats and Christina Rossetti. He works in publishing and lives in Cromer, North Norfolk. Wonder is his fifth collection of poetry.

Chris Emery’s Dr. Mephisto lets the Devil have a little fun and reminds me that eternal damnation can be a Godsend.

• ContentsAcknowledgementsThe PendulumThe GiftThe LevitationHermes LivesMephisto SleepsThe Evocation Speech of AsmodayUndergroundThe FlightThe BurialThe EndSebastiãoKöpfeMephisto’s PocketsThe MomentThe ScourgeThe HippogriffThe CrucifixionMephisto Sweeps the DesertMephisto RedivivusMephisto Deals the TarotThe PrayerShulamithThe MotherLullaby To Tease Contrariwise Boom BallastMattress ThoughtUdder MusicTransformerExterminatorPandemoniumCleavingAriadneQuoitMelatoninZionDreckShulamith’s Night SongShulamith’s End SongDream BunionsBucket ElegyGerminatorGeneratorDrum SongZero Start ScenarioNotes