Selected Poems by Denise Riley
A selection of the best poems across the career of one of our most critically acclaimed British poets, Denise Riley.
It sometimes seems that contemporary poetry divides into two sorts – those poems that did not need to be written and those written out of necessityDenise Riley belongs to the second category – her writing is perfectly weighted, justifies its existence. It is impossible not to want to “say something back” to each of her poems in recognition of their outstanding quality. Her voice is strong and beautiful – an imperative in itself . . . remarkable * Guardian *
She's one of the best poets around. -- Andrew Motion * Guardian *
Denise Riley’s collection Say Something Back . . . includes her heart-piercing elegy to her son Jacob, “A Part Song”: the most powerful contemporary poem I’ve read in years. -- Robert Macfarlane
Denise Riley’s Say Something Back shows how grief keeps a different clock and is a churning yet exhilarating (because the poems are so good) exploration of loss. Her poetry gets to the heart -- Jackie Kay * Guardian *
I have been a fan of Denise Riley’s for decades, and Say Something Back shows her working at her peak in a collection that is as rewarding as it is challenging -- John Burnside * Herald *
Wide-ranging, sometimes anguished, her poems are fascinating and often beautiful, and certainly more than usually thought-provoking. * Guardian *
She's one of the best poets around. -- Andrew Motion * Guardian *
Denise Riley’s collection Say Something Back . . . includes her heart-piercing elegy to her son Jacob, “A Part Song”: the most powerful contemporary poem I’ve read in years. -- Robert Macfarlane
Denise Riley’s Say Something Back shows how grief keeps a different clock and is a churning yet exhilarating (because the poems are so good) exploration of loss. Her poetry gets to the heart -- Jackie Kay * Guardian *
I have been a fan of Denise Riley’s for decades, and Say Something Back shows her working at her peak in a collection that is as rewarding as it is challenging -- John Burnside * Herald *
Wide-ranging, sometimes anguished, her poems are fascinating and often beautiful, and certainly more than usually thought-provoking. * Guardian *
Denise Riley is a critically acclaimed writer of both philosophy and poetry. She is currently Professor of the History of Ideas and of Poetry at UEA. Her visiting positions have included A.D. White Professor at Cornell University in the US, Writer in Residence at the Tate Gallery in London, and Visiting Fellow at Birkbeck College in the University of London. She has taught philosophy, art history, poetics, and creative writing. She is the author of Say Something Back and lives in London.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781529017120 |
| ISBN 10 | 1529017122 |
| Title | Selected Poems |
| Author | Denise Riley |
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| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Pan Macmillan |
| Year published | 2019-10-03 |
| Number of pages | 160 |
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