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Eventualities
John Birtwhistle
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Description for Eventualities
Paperback. Dennis O'Driscoll wrote that in John Birtwhistle's poetry "a sweeping imagination ranges over past and future, pastoral and urban themes." Num Pages: 96 pages. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 141 x 9. Weight in Grams: 148.
This is John Birtwhistle's first collection of poems since 'Our Worst Suspicions' (1985), a Poetry Book Society Recommendation. In the meantime much of his writing has gone into libretti, including 'The Plumber's Gift', performed by English National Opera. He has not, however, been neglecting poetry - as can be seen from the energetic variety of form and tone displayed here. Birtwhistle accepts from modernism the duties of visual clarity, concision, and originality of phrase; but he unites this with a romantic commitment to feeling and to organic form. His subject matter is wide-ranging as ever, but shows ... Read more
This is John Birtwhistle's first collection of poems since 'Our Worst Suspicions' (1985), a Poetry Book Society Recommendation. In the meantime much of his writing has gone into libretti, including 'The Plumber's Gift', performed by English National Opera. He has not, however, been neglecting poetry - as can be seen from the energetic variety of form and tone displayed here. Birtwhistle accepts from modernism the duties of visual clarity, concision, and originality of phrase; but he unites this with a romantic commitment to feeling and to organic form. His subject matter is wide-ranging as ever, but shows ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Anvil Press Poetry United Kingdom
Number of pages
96
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
Weight
147g
Number of Pages
96
Place of Publication
Manchester, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780856464515
SKU
V9780856464515
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About John Birtwhistle
John Birtwhistle's previous books have won an Eric Gregory Award, an Arts Council writer's grant, and a Poetry Book Society Recommendation. He has also had three libretti performed, one ('The Plumber's Gift') being staged by English National Opera and broadcast on Radio 3. He has held Arts Council and University Writing Fellowships at the University of Southampton, and a ... Read more
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