Light Unlocked by Kevin Crossley-Holland
An anthology of Christmas card poems.
'one of the most delightful anthologies to be published in yearsIt's beautifully illustrated and the poems...echo...with charm and sheer joy'Sir Trevor McDonald
Kevin Crossley-Holland's deep interest in the early literature of north-west Europe is reflected in much of his writing. In addition to his Selected Poems and Moored Man, a cycle of North Norfolk poems with watercolours and etchings by Norman Ackroyd, he is the author of The Penguin Book of Norse Myths ,while his anthology The Anglo-Saxon World contains his well-known translations ofBeowulf and many of the shorter poems. His celebrated books for children, including the Arthur trilogy, Gatty's Tale and retelling of Beowulf illustrated by Charles Keeping, have been translated into well over twenty languages. With the poet Lawrence Sail, Crossley-Holland has edited a collection of modern metaphorical riddles,The New Exeter Book of Riddles ,and Light Unlocked, an anthology of Christmas Card poems. He is also the co-author with Ivan Cutting of The Wuffings, a play about Anglo-Saxon East Anglia, and the librettist for Nicola LeFanu of two operas based on medieval legends, The Green Children and The Wildman. Kevin Crossley-Holland is an Honorary Fellow of St Edmund Hall, Oxford, patron of the Society for Storytelling and a Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature. He lives on the North Norfolk coastLight Unlocked is illustrated by John Lawrence, one of the country's best loved and most distinguished artists.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781904634188 |
| ISBN 10 | 1904634184 |
| Title | Light Unlocked |
| Author | Kevin Crossley-Holland |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Enitharmon Press |
| Year published | 2005-10-03 |
| Number of pages | 72 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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