body

of cold rage dammed up behind the playing

and immersed himself deeply in it.

As far as my own jazz face goes—

and don't tell me you don't have one—

it hasn't changed that much

since its debut in 1957.

It's nothing special, easy enough to spot

in a corner of any club on any given night.

You know it—the reptilian squint,

lips pursed, jaw clenched tight,

and, most essential, the whole

head furiously, yet almost imperceptibly

nodding

in total and absolute agreement.

## Taking Off Emily Dickinson's Clothes

First, her tippet made of tulle,

easily lifted off her shoulders and laid

on the back of a wooden chair.

And her bonnet,

the bow undone with a light forward pull.

Then the long white dress, a more

complicated matter with mother-of-pearl

buttons down the back,

so tiny and numerous that it takes forever

before my hands can part the fabric,

like a swimmer'sTony Charnell

Tony Charnell

19/11/1937 - 14/10/2001

Tony was a successful sports car racer in the 1970s winning the Scottish Sports Car Championship in 1973 and 1974 and the 2 Litre class at Le Mans in 1979.

When Tony Charnell left school, he joined the Rootes Group in Coventry as an apprentice. There he developed his lifelong interest for cars and competition.

He married and in 1964 moved to Scotland. It was at about this time that he took part in his first competitive event, a night rally in which Tony entered driving a van. He then drove a more suitable Simca in the Tour of Britain before switching to circuit racing entering club events and sprints in a series of cars ranging from an MG Midget to the ex-Graham Hill Brabham F2