The Wrecking Light by Robin Robertson (English) Paperback Book

Description: The Wrecking Light by Robin Robertson Shortlisted for the 2010 T. S. Eliot Prize and the Costa Poetry Award FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description Robin Robertsons fourth collection is, if anything, an even more intense, moving, bleakly lyrical, and at times shocking book than Swithering, winner of the Forward Prize. These poems are written with the authority of classical myth, yet sound utterly contemporary: the poets gaze - whether on the natural world or the details of his own life - is unflinching and clear, its utter seriousness leavened by a wry, dry and disarming humour. Alongside fine translations from Neruda and Montale and dynamic (and at times horrific) retellings of stories from Ovid, the poems in The Wrecking Light pitch the power and wonder of nature against the frailty and failure of the human. Ghosts sift through these poems - certainties become volatile, the simplest situations thicken with strangeness and threat - all of them haunted by the pressure and presence of the primitive world against our own, and the kind of dream-like intensity of description that has become Robertsons trademark. This is a book of considerable grandeur and sweep which confirms Robertson as one of the most arresting and powerful poets at work today. Notes Latest collection from the intense and bleakly lyrical poet. Also available in HB. Author Biography Robin Robertson is from the north-east coast of Scotland. A Painted Field won a number of awards, including the 1997 Forward Prize for Best First Collection and the Saltire Scottish First Book of the Year Award. His second collection, Slow Air, was published in 2002 and he has received the E.M. Forster Award from the American Academy of Arts and Letters. Swithering won the Forward Prize for Best Collection. Prizes Short-listed for Costa Poetry Award 2010 Short-listed for T S Eliot Prize 2010 Short-listed for Forward Poetry Prize for Best Collection 2010 Description for Bookstore Robin Robertsons fourth collection is, if anything, an even more intense, moving, bleakly lyrical, and at times shocking book than Swithering, winner of the Forward Prize. These poems are written with the authority of classical myth, yet sound utterly contemporary: the poets gaze whether on the natural world or the details of his own life is unflinching and clear, its utter seriousness leavened by a wry, dry and disarming humour. Alongside fine translations from Neruda and Montale and dynamic (and at times horrific) retellings of stories from Ovid, the poems in The Wrecking Lightpitch the power and wonder of nature against the frailty and failure of the human. Ghosts sift through these poems certainties become volatile, the simplest situations thicken with strangeness and threat all of them haunted by the pressure and presence of the primitive world against our own, and the kind of dream-like intensity of description that has become Robertsons trademark. This is a book of considerable grandeur and sweep which confirms Robertson as one of the most arresting and powerful poets at work today. Details ISBN0330515489 Author Robin Robertson Year 2010 ISBN-10 0330515489 ISBN-13 9780330515481 Media Book Format Paperback Pages 112 Imprint Picador Place of Publication London Country of Publication United Kingdom DEWEY 821.914 Birth 1955 Language English UK Release Date 2010-02-05 Translated from English Audience Age 18 AU Release Date 2010-03-02 NZ Release Date 2010-03-02 Publisher Pan Macmillan Publication Date 2010-02-05 Audience General We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:24255067;

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