Ancient sunlight by Stephen Watts
The poems of Ancient Sunlight range in theme and space from the inner East End of London where the poet has lived for over thirty years with its complex richnesses of cultures and the often brutal pains of its regeneration, to great European cities such as Prague and the Italian mountains of his family origins. It is a poetry that marries personal acuity with deep communal awareness, reflecting his work as a poet in schools, hospitals, galleries, drop-in centers, urban and moorland fastnesses, and the wilder places of the human heart. This is a generous, passionate poetry of affirmation and anger for those excluded by, or on the margins of, our drunkenly material literature and society.
'I am moved and fascinated by Stephen Watts's poetry in ways I find hard to explain and extraordinarily powerful to experienceHe is among the most fine and subtle writers I know on the relations of landscape and mind.' ROBERT MACFARLANE--------- 'Integrity and clarity of address illuminate every line of these poems. This book is a delight.' IAIN SINCLAIR
Stephen Watts is a poet, translator and editor. His previous works include The Lava's Curl (1990), Gramsci & Caruso (2003), The Blue Bag (2004), Mountain Language (2008) and Journey Across Breath (2011). Well respected as a translator, particularly of poets living in exile, his own work has been translated into many languages and valued beyond his mother tongue.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781907587290 |
| ISBN 10 | 1907587292 |
| Title | Ancient sunlight |
| Author | Watts Stephen |
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| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Enitharmon Press |
| Year published | 2013-11-01 |
| Number of pages | 128 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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