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In the Becoming: Selected and New Poems
Tom Pow
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Description for In the Becoming: Selected and New Poems
Paperback. Draws on the author's work, from "Rough Seas" to "Dear Alice - Narratives of Madness", including poems from "Sparks!", his poetic correspondence with Diana Hendry, and "Transfusion", his praise poem for Muhammad Ali and Nelson Mandela. This collection charts his poetical concerns. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 213 x 139 x 21. Weight in Grams: 358.
Since the publication of his first collection, "Rough Seas", in 1987, Tom Pow has been recognised as one of Scotland's foremost contemporary poets; lyrical, celebratory and sensitive to the world around him. "In The Becoming, New and Selected Poems" draws on Pow's work over the last two decades, from "Rough Seas" (1987) to his latest book, "Dear Alice - Narratives of Madness" (2008), including poems from "Sparks!", his poetic correspondence with Diana Hendry, and "Transfusion", his praise poem for Muhammad Ali and Nelson Mandela. The collection charts his ongoing poetical concerns: an exploration of landscape from the rainforest to the ... Read more
Since the publication of his first collection, "Rough Seas", in 1987, Tom Pow has been recognised as one of Scotland's foremost contemporary poets; lyrical, celebratory and sensitive to the world around him. "In The Becoming, New and Selected Poems" draws on Pow's work over the last two decades, from "Rough Seas" (1987) to his latest book, "Dear Alice - Narratives of Madness" (2008), including poems from "Sparks!", his poetic correspondence with Diana Hendry, and "Transfusion", his praise poem for Muhammad Ali and Nelson Mandela. The collection charts his ongoing poetical concerns: an exploration of landscape from the rainforest to the ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Birlinn Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
Number of Pages
192
Place of Publication
Edinburgh, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781846971228
SKU
V9781846971228
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About Tom Pow
Born in Edinburgh in 1950. University of St Andrews. Taught in Edinburgh, London and Madrid before settling in Dumfries. Taught for many years in Dumfries Academy, where JM Barrie went to school, before taking up post as Head of Creative and Cultural Studies at the University of Glasgow Crichton Campus, Dumfries. Now Senior Lecturer in Creative Writing and Storytelling. Widely ... Read more
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