Letter From A Far Country
โ Scribed by Gillian Clarke
- Book ID
- 110817830
- Publisher
- Carcanet
- Year
- 2011
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 29 KB
- Category
- Fiction
- ISBN-13
- 9781847778512
No coin nor oath required. For personal study only.
โฆ Synopsis
Gillian Clarke's poems are letters from the far countries of personal and ancestral memories, of places and moments of insight. Her acclaimed title poem explores the buried histories of women's lives, the enduring responsibilities that link generations and ensure the continuance of language and traditions. Rooted in rural Wales, Letter from a Far Country celebrates the sources of strength and continuity that bind people to landscape and community.
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