Misadventure - Couverture souple

Meier, Richard

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1447208463 ISBN 13 : 9781447208464

Editeur : Picador, 2012

A propos du livre

Revue de presse :

`Misadventure is life's lessons in verse. It's quietly charming, unassuming and, in places, moving. `Building Matilda' in particular, is simply beautiful. Meier's words almost whisper the joy, the heartbreak, the sorrows, the regret, the wonder of hindsight. It's a gentle read that is overwhelming at times, like waves breaking gently on shore, yet the power further out at sea has been building and a bigger wave occurs, knocking your feet from under you. It's a wonderful debut collection and thoroughly recommended. Also the cover art by Claire Sully is quite beautiful too and resonates Meier's suggestion that it's the little things that make a difference too.'
--Book A Poet

`Richard Meier's brilliant first collection displays a fine sense of humour too. The title poem, featuring a man enamoured with a high-pressure patio cleaner who turns it on himself, shoots from the comic to the tragic. "Unlard" is a beautiful word for an ugly process.'
--Sunday Telegraph

'Meier has a musical ear, and a command of pause and shape that is at once informal and precise. We shall hear much of him.' --The Times

Biographie de l'auteur :

Richard Meier was born in Surrey in 1970. He holds both a music degree and an MA in psychoanalytic studies, and now works in mental health policy. He lives in north London with his wife and daughter. Misadventure is his first book.

À propos de cette édition

• Éditeur: Picador
• Date d'édition: 2012
• ISBN 10: 1447208463
• ISBN 13: 9781447208464
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 64