Here to eternity : an anthology of poetry /
by Motion, Andrew.
Material type: BookPublisher: London : Faber, 2005Description: 432 p. ; 20 cm.ISBN: 9780571228287 (pbk.) :.Classification number: 808.81Subject(s): Poetry -- Collections | Literature | Poetry anthologies (various poets)Summary: The poems in 'Here to Eternity' are arranged in a series of ten concentric rings: self, home, town, work, land, love, travel, war, belief & space. They provide a perfect introduction to new readers & revelations to those who are already well-versed. A rich spectrum of poetic voices - ancient and modern, new and familiar - arranged concentrically under different headings: Self, Home, Town, Work, Land, Love, Travel, War, Belief and Space. Each section seeks out resemblances and echoes elsewhere, creating the impression of an expanding universe, from Wallace Stevens to Stevie Smith, Joseph Brodsky to Jo Shapcott, Bob Dylan to Dylan Thomas, Ben Jonson to Benjamin Zephaniah...Item type | Current library | Collection | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds | |
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Book - Adult Paperback | Crosby Library | Adult Non-Fiction | 808.818 MOT (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Pending hold | 002856661X |
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808.81 MOT Poetry by heart | 808.81 MOT Poetry by heart : | 808.8104 BEI Being alive | 808.818 MOT Here to eternity : | 808.8193 DUF Armistice : | 808.8193 DUF Earth prayers | 808.8193 HOM Homage to Eros : 100 great poems of love and lust / |
Originally published: 2001.
Includes index.
The poems in 'Here to Eternity' are arranged in a series of ten concentric rings: self, home, town, work, land, love, travel, war, belief & space. They provide a perfect introduction to new readers & revelations to those who are already well-versed. A rich spectrum of poetic voices - ancient and modern, new and familiar - arranged concentrically under different headings: Self, Home, Town, Work, Land, Love, Travel, War, Belief and Space. Each section seeks out resemblances and echoes elsewhere, creating the impression of an expanding universe, from Wallace Stevens to Stevie Smith, Joseph Brodsky to Jo Shapcott, Bob Dylan to Dylan Thomas, Ben Jonson to Benjamin Zephaniah...
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