On the Beach with Chet Baker
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On the Beach with Chet Baker by Robert Seatter
Subtle, artful, and intimate, the themes of these poems encompass many aspects of contemporary life, especially postwar music. With deftness and insight they move from places of stasis and memory, through the uneasy proximities of love captured in the moody jazz trumpet of the title poem, out to the uncharted spaces that loss and death can create. These arresting confessional poems are equally adept at exploring the songs of Elvis Costello and Jacques Brel, bizarre BBC sound effects, Shakespeare's most famous stage direction, and the films of Fellini and Marilyn Monroe, as they are at reflecting on the more mundane details of a bad day at the computer, garden bonfires, or the texture of toast.
Robert Seatter has published four poetry collections: 'Travelling to the Fish Orchards', 'On the Beach with Chet Baker', 'Writing King Kong', all from Seren; and 'The Book of Snow' from Two Rivers Press. He has won many awards and nominations for his poetry including the National Poetry Competition, London Poetry, Forward Poetry Prize and Housman Poetry Prize. His work has appeared in many publications, magazines, on TV and radio, and even the London buses. He lives in London where he works for the BBC, following earlier careers in publishing, acting and teaching.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781854114280 |
| ISBN 10 | 185411428X |
| Title | On the Beach with Chet Baker |
| Author | Robert Seatter |
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| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Poetry Wales Press |
| Year published | 2006-11-27 |
| Number of pages | 64 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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