4%OFF
Stock image for illustration purposes only - book cover, edition or condition may vary.
Ancient Sunlight
Stephen Watts
€ 13.99
€ 13.39
FREE Delivery in Ireland
Description for Ancient Sunlight
Paperback. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 217 x 138 x 10. Weight in Grams: 170.
The poems of Ancient Sunlight range in theme and space from the inner East End of London - where the poet has lived for over thirty years - with its complex richnesses of cultures and the often brutal pains of its regeneration, to great European cities such as Prague and the Italian mountains of his family origins. It is a poetry that marries personal acuity with deep communal awareness, reflecting his work as a poet in schools, hospitals, galleries, drop-in centres, urban and moorland fastnesses, and the wilder places of the human heart. This is a ... Read more
The poems of Ancient Sunlight range in theme and space from the inner East End of London - where the poet has lived for over thirty years - with its complex richnesses of cultures and the often brutal pains of its regeneration, to great European cities such as Prague and the Italian mountains of his family origins. It is a poetry that marries personal acuity with deep communal awareness, reflecting his work as a poet in schools, hospitals, galleries, drop-in centres, urban and moorland fastnesses, and the wilder places of the human heart. This is a ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Enitharmon Press United Kingdom
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
Weight
172g
Number of Pages
128
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781907587290
SKU
V9781907587290
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 7 to 11 working days
Ref
99-2
About Stephen Watts
Stephen Watts is a poet, translator and editor. His previous works include The Lava's Curl (1990), Gramsci & Caruso (2003), The Blue Bag (2004), Mountain Language (2008) and Journey Across Breath (2011). Well respected as a translator, particularly of poets living in exile, his own work has been translated into many languages and valued beyond his mother tongue.
Reviews for Ancient Sunlight
'I am moved and fascinated by Stephen Watts's poetry in ways I find hard to explain and extraordinarily powerful to experience. He is among the most fine and subtle writers I know on the relations of landscape and mind.' ROBERT MACFARLANE
- 'Integrity and clarity of address illuminate every line of these poems. This book is a delight.' IAIN SINCLAIR ... Read more
- 'Integrity and clarity of address illuminate every line of these poems. This book is a delight.' IAIN SINCLAIR ... Read more