Contemporary British and Irish Poetry
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Contemporary British and Irish Poetry by Sarah Broom
Sarah Broom provides an engaging, challenging and lively introduction to contemporary British and Irish poetry. The book covers work by poets from a wide range of ethnic and regional backgrounds and covers a broad range of poetic styles, including mainstream names like Seamus Heaney and Carol Ann Duffy alongside more marginal and experimental poets like Tom Raworth and Geraldine Monk. Contemporary British and Irish Poetry tackles the most compelling and contentious issues facing poetry today.
'A significant contribution to discussion of the key debates around contemporary poetryBroom is to be congratulated for handling the issues with such clarity and fluency.' - Steven Matthews, Oxford Brookes University, UK 'A handy tool for undergraduates, as it presents issues of gender, nation, class and poetic form in a methodical and lucid way.' - Justin Quinn, Year's Work in English Studies
SARAH BROOM, formerly Lecturer in English Literature at Somerville College, Oxford and at Oxford Brookes, has held a Research Fellowship in English Literature at Massey University, New Zealand. She has published numerous articles and reviews on contemporary British and Irish poetry.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781403906755 |
| ISBN 10 | 1403906750 |
| Title | Contemporary British and Irish Poetry |
| Author | Sarah Broom |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Bloomsbury Publishing PLC |
| Year published | 2005-10-18 |
| Number of pages | 288 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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