Yannis Kondos. The Bones: Selected Poems 1972-1982. Translated from the Greek by James Stone. Cleveland, OH; New York, NY: The Globe Press, 1985. 58 p.

ISBN 0910321140; 9780910321143; 0910321159 pbk; 9780910321150 pbk

Introduction by James Stone (pp. 7-10); Translator's Foreword (p. 11).

A selection from I. The Bones (Τα οστά [1982]): 4. "You sit in the chair and watch..." (p. 16); 5. "I have listened to many songs..." (p. 17); 6. "Many people around me..." (p. 18); 13. "With the seasons you change voices..." (p. 19); 14. "I'll throw the poems into the furnace..." (p. 20); 22. "When you die I will roll..." (p. 21); 23. "Summertime and Franz Kafka..." (p. 22); 27. "Every night the woman in the adjacent..." (p. 23); 28. "As you unlock..." (p. 24); 36. "The before, the after..." (p. 25); 41. "Today my eyes embark..." (p. 26); 45. "An afternoon of ochre and light..." (p. 27); 46. "I throw words into your mouth..." (p. 28); 49. "In the blanket I try..." (p. 29); 50. "I clean your words..." (p. 30); 51. "Hounded by images of clay..." (p. 31); 54. "Simple things..." (p. 32); 61. "You unscrew your wooden hand..." (p. 33); 65. "I don't know how many thousands..." (p. 34); 68. "A hot breeze stirs up..." (p. 35); 72. "I am saving one piece of your clothing..." (p. 36); 74. "I am aware of no other body than yours..." (p. 37); 76. "Lost again in the desert of the bed..." (p. 38); 77. "Katerina strummed on her ukelele..." (p. 39); 81. "I had foreseen it all..." (p. 40); 91. "When I die I will wear socks..." (p. 41); 98. "Once again we find ourselves..." (p. 42); 103. "The stones rub against the air..." (p. 43).

From II. In the Dialect of the Desert (Στη διάλεκτο της ερήμου [1980]):"The Coalminer" (p. 46); "Technique of the Brick" (p. 47); "Persian Afternoon" (p. 48); "The Strength of Destiny" (p. 49); "The Sadness of Love" (p. 50); "Pompeii in Athens" (p. 51); "In the Adjacent Building a Woman Is Crying" (p. 52); "Maria Says: 'All You Ever Talk about Is Destruction'" (p. 53).

From ΙΙΙ. The Chronometer (Το χρονόμετρο [1972]):"Your Left Shoulder" (p. 56); "The Chronometer" (p. 57); "Magic Image" (p. 58).

Biographical Note (p. [61]).