Song & Dance by John Fuller
Jealous curses and hate poems, love lyrics and erotic dances: John Fuller has always written light verse, and "Song and Dance" is a boisterous and engaging collection, fizzing with intelligence and wit. There are tributes, and there are celebrations. Jokes abound in "The Spellchecker's Guide to Poetry" and the wine is poured for "Florio Drinking Song". Befitting Fuller's musical ear, a host of rhythms beat time. Fans will fall on pleasingly intricate riddles and admire the high-wire gymnastics of unusual verse forms, including the inverted rhopalics of "The Trans-sexual Circus". But behind the fun is some sharp criticism of literary attitudinising, and a climactic injunction, to dance while we can, preferably with each other.
John Fuller is an acclaimed poet, novelist and academic. He has written sixteen collections of poetry. His 2005 collection, Ghosts, was shortlisted for the Whitbread Award for Poetry and The Space of Joy (2007) was shortlisted for the Costa Poetry Award. His most recent novel is Flawed Angel. He is Emeritus Fellow of Magdalen College, Oxford.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780701182380 |
| ISBN 10 | 0701182385 |
| Title | Song & Dance |
| Author | John Fuller |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Vintage Publishing |
| Year published | 2008-07-17 |
| Number of pages | 80 |
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