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Greta Stoddart
ISBN: 9780856464119
Format: Paperback
Publisher:Anvil Press Poetry
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At the heart of many of these poems lies an apprehension of things being lost or destroyed, and with this a need for consolation. The question of how we look for, or create, such solace - whether in faith or the rain, by doing a puzzle or watching TV - is one that threads through the book.
At the heart of many of these poems lies an apprehension of things being lost or destroyed, and with this a need for consolation. The question of how we look for, or create, such solace - whether in faith or the rain, by doing a puzzle or watching TV - is one that threads through the book. In this work - her second collection - there is an increasing scope and depth to language as Stoddart seeks to explore paradoxes: poems of motherhood are double-edged celebrations, grief must come to some good. The ambivalence at work in her first book comes to intriguing fruition here in a collection of original and distinctive poems.
| ISBN | 0856464112 | | Pages | 64 | | ISBN13 | 9780856464119 (What's this?) | | Volumes | 1 | | Publisher | Anvil Press Poetry | | Weight (grammes) | 100 | | Imprint | Anvil Press Poetry | | Published in | London | | Format | Paperback | | Height (mm) | 216 | | Publication date | 30 Aug 2008 | | Width (mm) | 138 | | Library of Congress | PR6119 | | Spine width (mm) | 6 | | DEWEY | 821.92 | | Academic level | General | | DEWEY edition | DC22 | |
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| | | Pupil | | 11 | | | | Instrument | | 12 | | | | A puzzle in four seasons | | 13 | | | | Salvation Jane | | 14 | | | | Faithful | | 15 | | | | Want | | 16 | | | | The wait | | 18 | | | | You drew breath | | 19 | | | | At play | | 20 | | | | The street lamp | | 22 | | | | Even here | | 23 | | | | In the kitchen | | 24 | | | | Really | | 25 | | | | Verfremdungseffekt | | 26 | | | | Plastic bag | | 28 | | | | The night of the hunter | | 29 | | | | In the Dreams warehouse | | 31 | | | | Like a substance | | 33 | | | | At the school gates | | 34 | | | | Television | | 36 | | | | Homebound | | 37 | | | | The move | | 39 | | | | Portent | | 41 | | | | The river and the rope bridge | | 42 | | | | On Pont Royal | | 43 | | | | Diving for keys | | 44 | | | | Philosophy for children | | 46 | | | | Sun | | 47 | | | | The swans | | 48 | | | | Monogamy | | 49 | | | | Vigil | | 50 | | | | Counting | | 52 | | | | Matter | | 53 | | | | Cloudwatching | | 55 | | | More... | | |
'In its mix of dramatic poise and control, Stoddart's writing is cool enough to warm the heart of any creature.' - David Wheatley, TLS'Her poems display a pleasing fusion of intelligence and sensuous perception with the knack of finding the right rhythmic pattern to convey it.' - Vernon Scannell, Sunday Telegraph' 'At Home in the Dark' is a fine debut collection from a poet of huge promise.' - Adam Newey, New Statesman  Be the first to write a customer review
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