Breathe Now, Breathe by Jane Duran
A collection of poems.
'Jane Duran's debut should not go unheraldedShe delivers her courageous and richly textured poems with a quiet authority. This collection warrants celebration.' Michael Donaghy'You can tell at once that Jane Duran is a real poet by going through any of the poems in this book. Every word is chosen with precision but touches on that strangeness which takes poetry up a notch from good prose. There is a great charm and naturalness as well as tact and skill in handling sound and syntax. Take a biopsy with AThe First WifeA and ABraided RugA and be convinced.' Peter Porter'Duran - a Spanish-American born in Cuba, resident in England since 1966 - twists her hybrid colours into rich, sensual, and perfectly controlled statements of memory and loss...A poet to rejoice in.' Adam Thorpe, The Observer
Jane Duran was born in Cuba to a Spanish father and American mother, and brought up in the United States and in Chile. Her first collection Breathe Now, Breathe (Enitharmon, 1995) won the Forward Prize for Best First Collection. Enitharmon brought out a second collection in 2002, Silences from the Spanish Civil War. Her third collection, Coastal (Enitharmon, 2005) received a PBS Recommendation. Her poetry has been widely anthologised. She received a Cholmondeley Award in 2005. She lives in London with her husband and son.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781870612524 |
| ISBN 10 | 1870612523 |
| Title | Breathe Now, Breathe |
| Author | Jane Duran |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Enitharmon Press |
| Year published | 2002-05-28 |
| Number of pages | 72 |
| Prizes | Winner of Forward Poetry Prize for Best First Collection 1995 |
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