**A new selection of poems by the celebrated gay poet** Thom Gunn has been described as "one of the most singular and compelling poets in English during the past half-century" (*Times Literary Supplement*). Gunn was an Elizabethan poet in modern guise, though there's nothing archaic, quaint, or se
New Selected Poems
β Scribed by Murray, Les
- Book ID
- 110460381
- Publisher
- Carcanet
- Year
- 2012
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 196 KB
- Category
- Fiction
- ISBN-13
- 9781847776068
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β¦ Synopsis
New Selected Poems contains Les Murrayβs gathering from the full range of his poetry, from poems of the 1960s to work from Taller When Prone (2004) and new poems yet to appear in a collection. Les Murray is one of the finest poets writing today; endlessly inventive, his work celebrates the world and the power of the imagination. New Selected Poems is the poetβs choice of his essential works: an indispensable collection for readers who already love his poetry, and an ideal introduction for those new to it.
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