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Hoyoot: Collected Poems and Songs
Tom Pickard
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Description for Hoyoot: Collected Poems and Songs
Paperback. The definitive gathering of work by a vital figure in the British Poetry Revival. Num Pages: 316 pages. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 142 x 218 x 25. Weight in Grams: 398.
For Tom Pickard poetry is a free, and freeing, space. His pen 'demands / complete autonomy', and finds it as it explores both harsh and lyrical realities with a northern working-class sensibility. A lifelong counter-cultural figure, Pickard transcends formal and thematic barriers with a lightness of touch that is informed both by anger and by love.
For Tom Pickard poetry is a free, and freeing, space. His pen 'demands / complete autonomy', and finds it as it explores both harsh and lyrical realities with a northern working-class sensibility. A lifelong counter-cultural figure, Pickard transcends formal and thematic barriers with a lightness of touch that is informed both by anger and by love.
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Carcanet Press Ltd
Condition
New
Number of Pages
316
Place of Publication
Manchester, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781847772541
SKU
V9781847772541
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99-2
About Tom Pickard
Tom Pickard was born in 1946 in Newcastle. He became friends with the poet Basil Bunting and encouraged his return to writing. In 1963, Pickard founded the Morden Tower readings with international poets such as Allen Ginsberg. Pickard moved to London in 1973 and started writing radio and documentary scripts. His publications include High on the Walls (1968) and Ballad ... Read more
Reviews for Hoyoot: Collected Poems and Songs
'His ear for rhythm is exceedingly delicate, his syntax strong and terse, and his vocabulary free of fancy work. He seems able to select at will the detail which creates a whole scene or action.'
Basil Bunting '"A fierce tenderness" is a very apt description of Pickard's work. I don't think I've ever encountered poems that are so hardhitting ... Read more
Basil Bunting '"A fierce tenderness" is a very apt description of Pickard's work. I don't think I've ever encountered poems that are so hardhitting ... Read more