The Love Bomb: And Other Musical Pieces

Three libretti—ranging in setting from Ancient Jerusalem to Pre-Apocalyptic London—from an acclaimed poet: "[James Fenton] writes as no one else dares to—with clarity, wit, and the simplest of rhymes." —Voice Literary Supplement

This volume of libretti marks new work—and new terrain—for James Fenton. Commissioned by companies in New York and England, these musical pieces make the most of the poet's poignant, witty, and characteristically lyrical verse. Whether evoking modern-day London on th...