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To Fold the Evening Star: New & Selected Poems
Ian McMillan
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Description for To Fold the Evening Star: New & Selected Poems
Paperback. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 138. .
Ian McMillan is among Britain's most treasured living poets. His books of poems, stories and non-fiction have delighted audiences for almost forty years. To Fold the Evening Star gathers work from eight key collections, distilling an essence of McMillan's diversiform poetry and short prose. Hilarity and tenderness, gravity and light, are interwoven into a bountiful poetic fibre. Brought up to date by a series of new and previously unpublished work, To Fold the Evening Star will satisy both the curious newcomer and the familiar reader alike, providing an ample, lively assortment of the work.
Ian McMillan is among Britain's most treasured living poets. His books of poems, stories and non-fiction have delighted audiences for almost forty years. To Fold the Evening Star gathers work from eight key collections, distilling an essence of McMillan's diversiform poetry and short prose. Hilarity and tenderness, gravity and light, are interwoven into a bountiful poetic fibre. Brought up to date by a series of new and previously unpublished work, To Fold the Evening Star will satisy both the curious newcomer and the familiar reader alike, providing an ample, lively assortment of the work.
Product Details
Publisher
Carcanet Press Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
Weight
337g
Number of Pages
72
Place of Publication
Manchester, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781784101886
SKU
V9781784101886
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About Ian McMillan
Ian McMillan was born in Barnsley in 1957. He published his first Carcanet book of poems, The Changing Problem, in 1980. Now It Can Be Told appeared in 1983, Dad, the Donkey's On Fire in 1994. Selected Poems (Poetry Book Society Recommendation) has gone through several printings. He first made his name through his work with the Poetry Circus in ... Read more
Reviews for To Fold the Evening Star: New & Selected Poems
'A force of nature.' Guardian. 'Inching towards the status of a National Treasure.' Andy Kershaw. 'World-class - one of today's greatest poetry performers.' Carol Ann Duffy. 'It's impossible not to like McMillan. If they made him Poet Laureate on Friday, a lot more people would be reading poetry by Monday.' Guardian. 'An inspiring figure, an encouraging & democratic spirit, a ... Read more