Rite of Passage by Dom Bury

Rite of Passage by Dom Bury

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Dom Bury’s first collection Rite of Passage is an initiation into what it means to be alive on the planet in the midst of extinction, of climate, environmental and systematic collapse. It is a journey into the shadow of man’s distorted relationship with the earth. And yet in the utter darkness of this hour, these poems suggest that there is hope.

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Rite of Passage by Dom Bury

Dom Burys first collection Rite of Passage is an initiation into what it means to be alive on the planet in the midst of extinction, of climate, environmental and systematic collapse. It is a journey into the shadow of mans distorted relationship with the earth. And yet in the utter darkness of this hour, these poems suggest that there is hope.
Dom Bury is a writer, poet and environmentalist. He lives in Devon and runs workshops on the emotional and human impacts of climate change and environmental degradation. He has been published recently in magazines and anthologies including The Poetry Review, Poetry London, Poetry Ireland, Poetry Wales, Magma, Ambit, Iota, The North, Oxford Poetry, The New European, and Best British Poetry. He has received an Eric Gregory Award, a Jerwood/Arvon Mentorship, and won the 2017 National Poetry Competition. He also won the Magma Poetry Prize and 2nd Prize in the Resurgence Ecopoetry Competition and was a finalist in the Ballymaloe International Poetry Competition. He has performed his work on BBC Radio 4, at Aldeburgh, Ledbury and other poetry festivals, and his work has been made into film by the Poetry Society. His first collection Rite of Passage is published by Bloodaxe in 2021.
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ISBN 13 9781780375496
ISBN 10 1780375492
Title Rite of Passage
Author Dom Bury
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Paperback
Publisher Bloodaxe Books Ltd
Year published 2021-04-15
Number of pages 80
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