Description
A rich selection of prose spanning three decades, this collection brings together essays, lectures, reviews, and reflections on poetry, language, place, and literary inheritance. With characteristic precision and warmth, the author considers how a poet develops a distinctive voice while remaining in conversation with history, culture, and the contemporary world. The pieces offer illuminating portraits of major writers alongside deeply personal meditations on art, identity, and the responsibilities of creative life. Together, they reveal the intelligence, generosity, and evolving vision behind one of the most significant poetic voices of the modern era.
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paperback
Faber and Faber
Published Apr 7, 2003
422 pages
ISBN: 9780571210916
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First Published
2002
Language
eng
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