Forked Tongue by W N Herbert
W.N. Herbert is a highly versatile poet who writes both in English and Scots. Forked Tongue was his first collection from Bloodaxe. At its heart are two groups of poems: The Cortina Sonata in English, and The Landsh in Scots.
W.N. [Bill] Herbert is a highly versatile poet who writes both in English and Scots. Born in Dundee, he established his reputation with two English/Scots collections from Bloodaxe, Forked Tongue (1994) and Cabaret McGonagall (1996), followed by The Laurelude (1998), The Big Bumper Book of Troy (2002), Bad Shaman Blues (2006) and Omnesia (2013). His lastest collection, The Wreck of the Fatherland, is due from Bloodaxe in 2020. He has also published a critical study, To Circumjack MacDiarmid (OUP, 1992) drawn from his PhD research. His practical guide Writing Poetry was published by Routledge in 2010. He co-edited Strong Words: modern poets on modern poetry (Bloodaxe Books, 2000) with Matthew Hollis, and Jade Ladder: Contemporary Chinese Poetry (Bloodaxe Books, 2012) with Yang Lian. Bill Herbert is Professor of Poetry and Creative Writing at Newcastle University and lives in a lighthouse overlooking the River Tyne at North Shields. He was appointed Dundee's first Makar in 2013. Twice shortlisted for the T.S. Eliot Prize, his collections have also been shortlisted for the Forward Prize, McVities Prize, Saltire Awards and Saltire Society Scottish Book of the Year Award. Four are Poetry Book Society Recommendations. In 2014 he was awarded a Cholmondeley Prize for his poetry, and an honorary doctorate from Dundee University. In 2015 he became a Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781852242671 |
| ISBN 10 | 1852242671 |
| Title | Forked Tongue |
| Author | W N Herbert |
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| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Bloodaxe Books Ltd |
| Year published | 1994-03-24 |
| Number of pages | 128 |
| Prizes | Winner of Scottish Arts Council Book Award 1995 |
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