One of his poems alludes to a "terrible breath" and asks "what had you been thinking about," while another describes the "gliding" of "swift blades" and is found in his volume Rivers and Mountains.  
One of his poems alludes to a "terrible breath" and asks "what had you been thinking about," while another describes the "gliding" of "swift blades" and is found in his volume Rivers and Mountains.  He also wrote a poem about "the right (*) hand, bigger than the head, thrust at the viewer." For 10  points— name this author of "The Skaters," "Some Trees," "The Tennis Court Oath," and "Self-Portrait in a Convex Mirror."
One of his poems alludes to a "terrible breath" and asks "what had you been thinking about," while another describes the "gliding" of "swift blades" and is found in his volume Rivers and Mountains.  
John Ashbery