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Poetry 1900-2000
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Description for Poetry 1900-2000
Paperback. A collection of poems. Editor(s): Stephens, Meic. Num Pages: 877 pages. BIC Classification: DCQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 214 x 135 x 42. Weight in Grams: 994.
The most legendary names in poetry from Wales - David Jones, Idris Davies, Vernon Watkins, RS Thomas, Dylan Thomas and Alun Lewis - are featured here alongside many living greats such as Dannie Abse, Tony Conran, Gillian Carke, Tony Curtis, Robert Minhinnick and Gwyneth Lewis. Every decade of the century is featured, as is almost every part of Wales - urban, industrial and rural - and many of the poems reflect our history from Edwardian times to the post-industrial present. Biographical notes are provided for all the poets. A ... Read more
The most legendary names in poetry from Wales - David Jones, Idris Davies, Vernon Watkins, RS Thomas, Dylan Thomas and Alun Lewis - are featured here alongside many living greats such as Dannie Abse, Tony Conran, Gillian Carke, Tony Curtis, Robert Minhinnick and Gwyneth Lewis. Every decade of the century is featured, as is almost every part of Wales - urban, industrial and rural - and many of the poems reflect our history from Edwardian times to the post-industrial present. Biographical notes are provided for all the poets. A ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Parthian Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
877
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Condition
New
Weight
997g
Number of Pages
914
Place of Publication
Cardigan, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781902638881
SKU
V9781902638881
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About Various
Meic Stephens was born in Trefforest, Pontypridd, in 1938. Educated at the University College of Wales, Aberystwyth. He taught in Ebbw Vale for several years before becoming a journalist with the Western Mail. He founded the magazine Poetry Walesin 1965 and was its editor for eight years. From 1967 to 1990 he was the Literature Director of ... Read more
Reviews for Poetry 1900-2000
'A wonderful compendium of good poems and poets worth meeting ... But it is also an act of empowerment that reaches beyond individuals and single artistic genres, in a way that only poetry can.' Alan Riach, New Welsh Review 'Meic Stephens, with his huge knowledge of Welsh writers, has done this editing fairly, sensitively and comprehensively.' ... Read more