The Pomegranates of Kandahar by Sarah Maguire
Sarah Maguire's rich and lyrical poems have been highly praised for the ease with which they ground precise, sensual detail within the wider context of world events.
She offers precise glimpses of the English countryside, with cool observations of war-torn landscapes and political unrest * Independent, Christmas books special *
An original and exciting voice -- John Burnside * Scotsman *
There is so much to love in the wonderful poetry of Sarah Maguire -- Carol Shields
Her poems are both voluptuous and concise, maintaining a perfect balance between scientifically exact observation and a world of marvels -- Peter Parker * Daily Telegraph *
[Maguire] writes dark, erotic, complex and lyrical poems which are so richly layered you can almost taste them -- Maura Dooley, editor of Making for Planet Alice: New Women Poets
An original and exciting voice -- John Burnside * Scotsman *
There is so much to love in the wonderful poetry of Sarah Maguire -- Carol Shields
Her poems are both voluptuous and concise, maintaining a perfect balance between scientifically exact observation and a world of marvels -- Peter Parker * Daily Telegraph *
[Maguire] writes dark, erotic, complex and lyrical poems which are so richly layered you can almost taste them -- Maura Dooley, editor of Making for Planet Alice: New Women Poets
Born in 1957, Sarah Maguire has published three previous collections of poetry, Spilt Milk, The Invisible Mender and The Florist's at Midnight, as well as the anthology Flora Poetica: the Chatto Book of Botanical Verse. She is the founder and director of the Poetry Translation Centre at SOAS, and was co-translator with Yama Yari of Afghan writer Atiq Rahimi's A Thousand Rooms of Dream and Fear (Chatto, 2006). She is also Founder of the Poetry Translation Centre, responsible for introducing a wide range of international poets into English. Sarah Maguire has lived all her life in west London.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780701181314 |
| ISBN 10 | 0701181311 |
| Title | The Pomegranates of Kandahar |
| Author | Sarah Maguire |
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| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Vintage Publishing |
| Year published | 2007-06-07 |
| Number of pages | 80 |
| Prizes | Short-listed for T S Eliot Prize 2007 |
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