Collected Poems by Tony Harrison (English) Paperback Book

Description: Collected Poems by Tony Harrison Combining the private and the public in a way Harrison has made distinctly his own, and drawing on his working-class upbringing in Leeds, these are powerful poems for modern times. FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description The complete collection of Tony Harrisons work published in paperback for the first timeTony Harrison published his first pamphlet of poems in 1964 and for over fifty years has been a prominent force in modern poetry.His poetic range is truly far-reaching, from the intimate tenderness of family life and personal love, to war poems from Bosnia and savage public outcries against politicians. The Collected Poems draws deeply both on classical tradition and on the vernacular of the street. Combining the private and the public in a way Harrison has made distinctly his own, and drawing on his working-class upbringing, these are powerful poems for modern times. Notes The complete collection of Tony Harrisons work, published in paperback for the first time. Confrontational, tender and celebratory. Author Biography Tony Harrison was born in Leeds in 1937. His poetry includes The Loiners, which won the Geoffrey Faber Memorial Prize; v., which became a cause cel bre when broadcast on Channel 4 in 1987 and was broadcast again in full on BBC Radio 4 in 2013, and The Gaze of the Gorgon, which won the Whitbread Prize for Poetry. He has written extensively for film, theatreand opera, producing work for the National Theatre, The Metropolitan Opera, the RSC, the BBC and Channel 4. He has received numerous awards including the inaugural PEN Pinter Prize in 2009, the European Prize for Literature in 2011, and most recently, the David Cohen Prize for Literature in 2015. He lives in Newcastle. Review Brilliant, passionate, outrageous, abrasive, but also, as in the family sonnets, immeasurably tender * Harold Pinter *Harrison is a masterly technician, and the most fiery and indelible English poet of the age. This book is a vineyard on a volcano * Paul Farley *Tony Harrison changed the entire landscape of British poetry * Don Paterson *Slangy, rooted, erudite, rhythmic, Harrison is a titan among poets; a unique Yorkshire brew of Auden, Byron, Brecht and Kipling, with a slug of Roman satire * The Independent *A pessimist with a relish for life . . . whose work insists that it is speech rather than page-bound silence -- Sean OBrien * Oxford Companion to Twentieth-Century Poetry *Tony Harrison writes in a style I have all my life been waiting for; combining the uninhibitedly vernacular with a line as taut and astringent as Racines -- Stephen Spender * Observer *The poem "v." is the most outstanding social poem of the last twenty-five years. Seldom has a British poem of such personal intensity had such universal range -- Martin BoothThe war poems are important and moving, obviously, but his personal writing made me wipe away surreptitious tears -- Alison FloodTony Harrison is a superbly accessible and talented poet * Time Out *Whatever note Harrison strikes, be it melancholy regret or boisterous high spirits, the youthful energy to be found in his verse marks him out as a towering figure in poetry * Glasgow Herald *Scatological satire suits him as much as political wit or meditation. World-wide in its topography, powerful in its effects . . . stunning! -- Douglas DunnOne of the few truly great poets writing in English. His range is exhilarating, his clarity and technical mastery a sharp pleasure -- Melvyn BraggSome of the most important poems of the present day * Poetry Review *More than any other English poet I have read in recent years, Harrison makes good Camus claim that the function of art is to open the prisons and give a voice to the sorrows and joys of all -- John Lucas * New Statesman * Promotional This is the first complete collection of one of Britains most controversial and critically acclaimed poets. Review Text Brilliant, passionate, outrageous, abrasive, but also, as in the family sonnets, immeasurably tender Review Quote Brilliant, passionate, outrageous, abrasive, but also, as in the family sonnets, immeasurably tender Promotional "Headline" The complete collection of Tony Harrisons work published in paperback for the first time Details ISBN0241974356 Author Tony Harrison Pages 464 Publisher Penguin Books Ltd ISBN-10 0241974356 ISBN-13 9780241974353 Format Paperback Media Book Imprint Penguin Books Ltd Place of Publication London Country of Publication United Kingdom DEWEY 821.008 Language English Year 2016 Publication Date 2016-04-07 UK Release Date 2016-04-07 Alternative 9780241974360 Audience General NZ Release Date 2016-05-31 AU Release Date 2016-05-31 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:97649657;

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