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The Ikons and other poems First Published: London, Faber & Faber, Ltd., 1966 (First UK Edition). Simulataneously Published: New York, E.P. Dutton & Company, 1967 (First US Edition), 48 pages. Revised Edition, Illustrated with Photographs: Redding Ridge, CT, Black Swan Books, 1981. 44 pages. Durrell's 1966 volume of verse consists largely of poems on Greek and some Classical themes - verses such as 'Eleusis', after the ancient pilgrimage site fourteen miles from Athens reached along the Sacred Way, and 'Moonlight', which memorably begins 'I cannot read Pliny without terror' are a further extension on the themes closest to his heart. The Black Swan edition (at left) features a cover illustration by Durrell, as well as black-and-white photographs of various locations, all of which are Greek. including Delphi, Olympia, Eleusis, Naxos, and Corfu. The contents of this volume include: The Ikons Aphrodite Eleusis Apteros Delphi Keepsake Salamis Near Paphos Cape Drasti Troy North West Io One Grey Greek Stone Byzance Olives The Initiation In the Margin Scaffoldings: Plaka Acropolis Persuasions Stone Honey A Persian Lady Portfolio Kasyapa Poemandres Paullus to Cornelia Moonlight Blood-Count Vidourle Congenies Leeches Press Interview