The Ivy Hides the Fig-Ripe Duchess
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The Ivy Hides the Fig-Ripe Duchess by Ellie Evans
The Ivy Hides the Fig-ripe Duchess is an exhilarating first collection of poems. Using a surrealist palette of imagery and a tightly focused idiom, Ellie Evans takes us on a strange journeys: to the poet-apocalyptic world of the title poem, or into a skeward 18th centuryVenice in 'The Zograscope'.
Born in Carmarthen and read English at Oxford. She worked in publishing and for the Medical Research Council, before living in Hong Kong, teaching English. She spent most of her adult life teaching in London, but now is based in Powys. She began writing poetry six years ago, and has an M.A. in creative writing from Bath Spa where she is finishing her Ph.D. Her poems have been published in several anthologies and in magazines including, PNR, Poetry Wales, New Welsh Review, Red Poets, The Rialto and Acumen.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781854115461 |
| ISBN 10 | 1854115464 |
| Title | The Ivy Hides the Fig-Ripe Duchess |
| Author | Ellie Evans |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Poetry Wales Press |
| Year published | 2011-06-07 |
| Number of pages | 64 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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