Birds With A Broken Wing by Adam Thorpe (English) Paperback Book

Description: Birds With A Broken Wing by Adam Thorpe Whether walking an abandoned road or considering a friends suicide, his poems remind us of our abdications, of our collapsed relationships with nature, with history, with ourselves.There are, however, all the vestiges of connective tissue - memories and mementoes, sudden, miraculous leaps of beauty. FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description A powerful fifth poetry collection coinciding with the publication of Adam Thorpes novel, Between Each Breath.Adam Thorpes fifth collection finds purpose in the discarded, the secretive, the failed. Juxtaposing creation and destruction, hope and grief - a small boy deep down a lead mine; an unlit, nocturnal path set against the insomniac motorway; industrialised apples against wrinkled windfalls - his poems argue for bewilderment and the slight bruise of doubt.Whether walking an abandoned road or considering a friends suicide, his poems remind us of our abdications, of our collapsed relationships with nature, with history, with ourselves.There are, however, all the vestiges of connective tissue - memories and mementoes, sudden, miraculous leaps of beauty. The book is full of such traces, delicate and fugitive- the poets grandmother retrieved through her ninety-year-old bookmark of rose petals; the unvoiced suggestion of his mothers voice on an answerphone; the memory of a vanished native chief in a Canadian mountains shadow... Notes A powerful fifth poetry collection coinciding with the publication of Thorpes latest novel. There are never going to be many poets in any generation who leave you strapped for superlatives; excitingly, Thorpe is one of them Literary Review. Trade Paperback. Author Biography Adam Thorpe was born in Paris in 1956. His first novel, Ulverton, appeared in 1992, and he has published two books of stories, six poetry collections, and nine further novels, most recently Flight (2012). Review [He] writes like a man in love with language, with the sheer possibilities of words. His work is musical, brimming with slant rhyme and assonance, and also subtle in its effects -- Jane Yeh * Poetry Review *The essential element about Thorpe the poet is that he is unusual among many contemporaries for possessing a superbly honed ear for the cadences of language and speech -- David Morley * Guardian *Thorpes poems are finely scored for the voice, but they go beyond the recognisable into the mystical -- Peter Porter * Observer *A writer with exceptional gifts -- Peter Kemp * Sunday Times *There are never going to be many poets in any generation who leave you strapped for superlatives; excitingly, Thorpe is one of them -- Robert Potts * Literary Review * Promotional A powerful fifth poetry collection coinciding with the publication of Adam Thorpes latest novel, BETWEEN EACH BREATH. Prizes Short-listed for Forward Poetry Prize: Best Collection 2007 Review Text [He] writes like a man in love with language, with the sheer possibilities of words. His work is musical, brimming with slant rhyme and assonance, and also subtle in its effects Review Quote [He] writes like a man in love with language, with the sheer possibilities of words. His work is musical, brimming with slant rhyme and assonance, and also subtle in its effects Promotional "Headline" A powerful fifth poetry collection coinciding with the publication of Adam Thorpes latest novel, BETWEEN EACH BREATH. Details ISBN0224079441 Author Adam Thorpe Pages 80 Year 2007 ISBN-10 0224079441 ISBN-13 9780224079440 Format Paperback Place of Publication London Country of Publication United Kingdom DEWEY 821.914 Birth 1956 Media Book Language English Publisher Vintage Publishing UK Release Date 2007-05-17 Publication Date 2007-05-17 AU Release Date 2007-05-17 NZ Release Date 2007-05-17 Imprint Jonathan Cape Ltd Alternative 9781446434079 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:145059393;

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