The New Lake Poets by William Scammell
William Scammell's wide-ranging anthology of contemporary Cumbrian poets starts with Norman Nicholson (1914-87). The other writers in the book share his commitment to poetry and loyalty to a place which has shown itself friendly to the meditative, individual voice. David Wright and Geoffrey Holloway are the older, more established Cumbrian writers. The middle generation includes the witty Christopher Pilling, the wry Meg Peacocke and the richly humanist Neil Curry as well as William Scammell himself. Patricia Pogson's poetry shows an emotional tact, while David Scott, one of a long line of country poet-priests, is a master of quiet understatement. Elizabeth Delmore and David Lindley write a lucid, traditional poetry, responding very directly to people and places. Mick North celebrates rural lives of hard toil in language of similar toughness, while David Morley is a maverick scientist-poet. The younger poets are Annie Foster, Maggie Hannan, Charles McDonald, Peter Rafferty and Ben Scammell.
There was only ever one Lake Poet, and that was WordsworthHe knew Cumbria, its landscape and people, as closely as he knew his own heartbeat, fusing inner and outer together in a poetry of colossal penetration and calm. None of the other Romantic poets owed anything essential to Cumbria. With Norman Nicholson, Cumbrian born and bred, the wheel comes full circle. Norman, whom many of us in this anthology knew, might be regarded as the tutelary spirit reigning over our endeavours, so it is fitting that his fine poem on Wordsworth should stand as the gateway to this collection of new Cumbrian poetry. -- William Scammell
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| ISBN 13 | 9781852241469 |
| ISBN 10 | 1852241462 |
| Title | The New Lake Poets |
| Author | William Scammell |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Bloodaxe Books Ltd |
| Year published | 1991-11-28 |
| Number of pages | 160 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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