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Identity Parade: New British and Irish Poets (New British & Irish Poets)
Roddy Lumsden
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Paperback. Identity Parade is the first anthology of the new generation of British and Irish poets who have emerged since the mid-1990s. It is the successor to Bloodaxe's New Poetry (1993) which was the first anthology to represent the so-called New Generation PoetsA" who emerged in the 1980s and 90s (the generation of Simon Armitage and Carol Ann Duffy). Num Pages: 400 pages, 85 black and white author photographs. BIC Classification: DCQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 138 x 24. Weight in Grams: 524. New British and Irish Poets. 400 pages, 85 black and white author photographs. Identity Parade is the first anthology of the new generation of British and Irish poets who have emerged since the mid-1990s. It is the successor to Bloodaxe's New Poetry (1993) which was the first anthology to represent the so-called New Generation PoetsA" who emerged in the 1980s and 90s (the generation of Simon Armitage and Carol Ann Duffy). Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: DCQ. Dimension: 215 x 138 x 24. Weight: 522.
Identity Parade presents new British and Irish poetry at a time of great vibrancy and variety. It is the first anthology to comprehensively represent the generation of poets who have emerged since the mid-1990s. Eclectic, diverse and wide-ranging in scope, the book fully reflects the climate of "the pluralist now". It offers the work of 85 highly individual and distinctive talents whose poems display the distinctive breadth of styles and approaches characteristic of our current poetry. These writers are prospering all over Britain and Ireland - from Shetland to Aberystwyth, from Gravesend to Galway - as well as further afield. ... Read more
Identity Parade presents new British and Irish poetry at a time of great vibrancy and variety. It is the first anthology to comprehensively represent the generation of poets who have emerged since the mid-1990s. Eclectic, diverse and wide-ranging in scope, the book fully reflects the climate of "the pluralist now". It offers the work of 85 highly individual and distinctive talents whose poems display the distinctive breadth of styles and approaches characteristic of our current poetry. These writers are prospering all over Britain and Ireland - from Shetland to Aberystwyth, from Gravesend to Galway - as well as further afield. ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Bloodaxe Books Ltd
Number of pages
400
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
Number of Pages
384
Place of Publication
Tyne and Wear, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781852248390
SKU
V9781852248390
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About Roddy Lumsden
Roddy Lumsden (1966-2020) was born in St Andrews, and lived in Edinburgh for many years before moving to London in 1998. His first book Yeah Yeah Yeah (1997) was shortlisted for Forward and Saltire prizes. His second collection The Book of Love (2000), a Poetry Book Society Choice, was shortlisted for the T.S. Eliot Prize. Mischief Night: New & Selected ... Read more
Reviews for Identity Parade: New British and Irish Poets (New British & Irish Poets)
Lumsden hosts a supremely eclectic party for 85 "new" British and Irish poets… [including] generation-definers such as Daljit Nagra and Kate Clanchy, Colette Bryce and Alice Oswald, and a host of guests who will count – for many readers – as smart or seductive discoveries.
Boyd Tonkin
Independent
This important and timely book offers a fascinating window ... Read more
Boyd Tonkin
Independent
This important and timely book offers a fascinating window ... Read more