Some Kind of Immortality by Tony Curtis

Some Kind of Immortality by Tony Curtis

Some Kind of Immortality is the first collection of short stories from one of the Wales' most notable poets. The stories range over subjects as diverse as sperm donors, football betting, care for the elderly and email infidelity. Full of the energy, inventiveness and human sympathy that characterises his poetry, Curtis's fiction explores the present moment, sensuous experience, public and private histories, grief and delight. He brings wit and an alert and intelligent sensibility to bear on every subject, making these short stories utterly engaging.

Some Kind of Immortality is the first collection of short stories from one of the Wales’ most notable poetsTony Curtis first published a story in 1970 and, alongside his award-winning poems, his stories have appeared regularly in magazines and anthologies, and been broadcast on the BBC. After five decades of writing, he has returned to the story form and this collection brings together earlier work, re-considered and edited, and new stories. Imbued with a sense of contemporary immediacy, the stories range over subjects as diverse as sperm donors, football betting, care for the elderly and email infidelity. Full of the energy, inventiveness and human sympathy that characterises his poetry, Curtis’s fiction explores the present moment, sensuous experience, public and private histories, grief and delight. He brings wit and an alert and intelligent sensibility to bear on every subject, making these short stories utterly engaging. -- Publisher: Cinnamon Press

Tony Curtis was born in Carmarthen in west Wales in 1946. He studied at Swansea University and Goddard College, Vermont, and is the author of several collections of poetry, including War Voices (1995); The Arches (1998); Heaven's Gate (2001); and Crossing Over (2007). He has also written books of criticism, including How Poets Work (1996); Welsh Painters Talking (1997); The Art of Seamus Heaney (1982); and Dannie Abse (1985). He is the editor of several books, including The Poetry of Pembrokeshire (1989); The Poetry of Snowdonia (1989); Coal: an anthology of mining (1997); and The Meaning of Apricot Sponge: Selected Writing of John Tripp (2010). Tony Curtis is Emeritus Professor of Poetry at the University of Glamorgan where he founded and directed the M. Phil Writing course. He won the 1993 Dylan Thomas Award, a Cholmondeley Award in 1997, and was awarded a D. Litt in 2004. He has toured extensively in Europe and the USA giving poetry readings and lectures. He lives in Barry, Wales.

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ISBN 13	9781910836668
ISBN 10	1910836664
Title	Some Kind of Immortality
Author	Tony Curtis
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Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Cinnamon Press
Year published	2017-04-28
Number of pages	240
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