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Complete Poems: R. F. Langley
Jeremy Noel-Tod
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R.F. Langley is known for his meticulous observation of the natural world and his highly original voice. This volume brings together his two previous Carcanet collections, Collected Poems (2000) and The Face of It (2007), along with his celebrated but uncollected late poems, including 'To a Nightingale', which won the 2011 Forward Prize for Best Individual Poem. The book includes a biographical introduction and a rare note by the poet on his own compositional practice. Langley kept a careful record of the reading and writing which inspired his poems; this edition is fully annotated with these sources, making it an ... Read more
R.F. Langley is known for his meticulous observation of the natural world and his highly original voice. This volume brings together his two previous Carcanet collections, Collected Poems (2000) and The Face of It (2007), along with his celebrated but uncollected late poems, including 'To a Nightingale', which won the 2011 Forward Prize for Best Individual Poem. The book includes a biographical introduction and a rare note by the poet on his own compositional practice. Langley kept a careful record of the reading and writing which inspired his poems; this edition is fully annotated with these sources, making it an ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Carcanet Press Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
Number of Pages
144
Place of Publication
Manchester, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781784100643
SKU
V9781784100643
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About Jeremy Noel-Tod
R.F. LANGLEY was born in Rugby in 1938. He was educated at Jesus College, Cambridge, and taught English and art history at Midlands secondary schools. In 1999 he retired to Suffolk. His Collected Poems (2000) was shortlisted for the Whitbread Prize for Poetry. He died in 2011. JEREMY NOEL-TOD is a Lecturer in English and Creative Writing at the ... Read more
Reviews for Complete Poems: R. F. Langley
The quality of Langley s writing is extraordinary. On first reading I found myself bolt upright, the book falling from my hands as his poetry tore through me. Randolph Healey, Irish poet The quality of Langley's writing is extraordinary. On first reading I found myself bolt upright, the book falling from my hands as his poetry tore ... Read more