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Selected Poems

By John Burnside

Selected Poems Poetry

Selected Poems

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Over seventeen years and nine collections, John Burnside built - in the words of Bernard O'Donoghue - 'a poetic corpus of the first significance', a poetry of luminous, limpid grace. In this Selected Poems, his territory is the no-man's-land of threshold and margin, the charmed half-light of the liminal, a domestic world threaded through with mystery, myth and longing. We can see themes emerge and develop within the growing confidence of Burnside's sinuous lyric poise: the place of the individual in the world, the idea of dwelling, of home, within that community, and the lure of absence and escape set against the possibilities of renewal and continuity. This is consummate, immaculate work born out of a lean and agile craftsmanship, profound philosophical thought and a haunted, haunting imagination; the result is a poetry that makes intimate, resonant, exquisite music.
Product details
Binding:
Paperback
Edition:
1
Number of Pages:
128
Release Date:
2006-03-02
Publication Date:
2006-03-02
Publisher:
Random House UK
Languages:
Original: English
ISBN10:
0224078038
ISBN13:
9780224078030
GPSR Manufacturer Reference:
[email protected]
Minimum Reading Age:
0
Weight:
154 g
Height:
131 cm
Width:
200 cm
Thickness:
12 cm
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