The Sinking Road - Couverture souple

Batchelor, Paul

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1852248076 ISBN 13 : 9781852248079

Editeur : Bloodaxe Books Ltd, 2008

Synopsis

In this strikingly varied first collection, Paul Batchelor travels from a laboratory in Hokkaido to the Black Sea steppe, from the mythical Ireland of Mad King Sweeney to the shattered landscape of post-war Germany. The poems he brings back are haunted by a series of memorable talismans: a synthetic snow crystal, an ebony cigarette holder, and the last spray of honesty in a Northumberland B&B. His "Sinking Road" is language itself, taking the reader across the border from present-day concerns to threatened or threatening histories, like that of Gilgamesh, the arrogant warlord, or Ovid, the poet in exile. These meticulously crafted, emotionally charged poems draw on a wide range of poetic traditions to confront, celebrate and question 'this life, this crucible of accidents'.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Paul Batchelor was born in Northumberland in 1977. In 2003 he received an Eric Gregory Award from the Society of Authors, and in 2004 he was given the Andrew Waterhouse Award by New Writing North. In 2005 he was a winner of the Poetry Business Prize; his pamphlet To Photograph a Snow Crystal was published by Smith/Doorstop in 2006. He is editing a collection of critical essays on Barry MacSweeney, to be published by Newcastle University and Bloodaxe Books. His first full-length collection, The Sinking Road (Bloodaxe, 2008), was shortlisted for The Jerwood Aldeburgh First Collection Prize 2008 and the poetry category of the Glen Dimplex New Writers Awards.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Bloodaxe Books Ltd
• Date d'édition: 2008
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1852248076
• ISBN 13: 9781852248079
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 64
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