Adonis Blue by Donald Ward
The themes of Donald Ward's poems are traditional - human relationships, religious meditation and, above all, the natural world. Yet their expression is entirely his own, combining a fine lyricism with striking imagery. At first glance familiar, Ward's landscapes, animals and people become both strange and more real through his intensity of perception.
'To introduce this posthumous new collection of Donald's poems is a melancholy pleasure, but when a writer dies in his nineties, with his senses washed and alert, still keeping faith with his idiosyncratic vision, there must be more admiration than sadness'From Peter Scupham's Preface
Donald Ward was born in Belmont, Surrey, in 1909, but lived virtually his entire life in Kent. Leaving school at 14, he worked for the Post Office until his retirement in 1972 after nearly fifty years' service. He came to writing relatively late, publishing his first volume of poems, 'The Dead Snake', at the age of 62. It received an Arts Council Award, and several books and pamphlets appeared over the subsequent thirty years. He died in February 2003, shortly after completing work on 'Adonis Blue'.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780856463624 |
| ISBN 10 | 0856463620 |
| Title | Adonis Blue |
| Author | Donald Ward |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Carcanet Press Ltd |
| Year published | 2003-05-31 |
| Number of pages | 64 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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