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from: Graywolf Press
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Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 821.91408
EAN: 9781555973940
ISBN: 1555973949
Label: Graywolf Press
Manufacturer: Graywolf Press
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 288
Publication Date: April 01, 2004
Publisher: Graywolf Press
Sales Rank: 679950
Studio: Graywolf Press
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Product Description:
The only definitive anthology of contemporary British poetry available in the United States,
New British Poetry presents the exciting work of thirty-five poets from England, Scotland, and Wales. In compiling this landmark anthology, T. S. Eliot Prize-winning Scottish poet Don Paterson and Pulitzer Prize-winning poet Charles Simic followed two rules: the poets chosen should be born after 1945 and should have at least two books published in Britain. The resulting anthology collects some of the very best work of a new generation of poets who have come of age since Philip Larkin and Ted Hughes.
From established poets such as Andrew Motion and James Fenton, to mid-career poets such as Glyn Maxwell and Kathleen Jamie, to recent T. S. Eliot Prize-winner Alice Oswald, the work is fiercely intelligent, often irreverent, and engaged with traditional forms and an exhilarating range of styles.
A generous sampling of each poet's work is included. As Paterson writes in his introduction, 'this group of poets represents some of the most intelligent and imaginative writers
working in the English language today.' New British Poetry is destined to become a seminal anthology, introducing many important new voices to American readers.
Customer Reviews
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Rating: - the introduction is the best part
Unlike the reviewer above, I would argue the introduction is one of the best things about this book. Don Paterson's insightful analysis of the differences between the American and British poetry scenes is absolutely right on. The poetry is great, too!
Rating: - worth getting
Most of us in America have little idea of what is going on in the British poetry scene. This anthology helps remedy that. Admittedly it only gives a partial sense of what is going on over there, but still, we get a good idea. And it is filled with some great poetry. Sure there is a few bad poems and some mediocre poems, but there is a lot of great poetry in this anthology. There are great poems by Michael Donaghy (though the editors missed a couple of Donaghy's best poems), James Fenton, Carol Ann ... Read More
Rating: - BRILLIANT
I'm giving this brilliant anthology five stars, despite its infuriating introduction. The UK poetry scene is smaller than its US counterpart, so the "poetry wars" there must be like a knife fight in a phone booth. I can't understand why co-editor Don Paterson wants to fuel the conflict, as he himself admits that there are some "attractive voices" among the Post-modern camp. Wouldn't it have been more representative to include some of these, rather than the pedestrian Jacky Kay or the dull Andrew Motion?
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