Grimalkin And Other Poems

von Thomas Lynch

80 Seiten, Taschenbuch

Kurzbeschreibung des Verlags

The poems in Grimalkin - Thomas Lynch's first publication in Britain are all concerned, in one way or another, with achieving a balance in the face of gravity. In each poem, Lynch is looking for this equilibrium between equal and opposing forces: the gravities of sex and death, love and grief - all the things that make us breathless and horizontal, mortal and memorable. By means of a wry, mordant wit, telling observation and glorious poise, we are shown the strong tensions that make us human: the forces in our nature that create, replicate, restore, renew us; and those that kill us, constrict our lives, silence us. From spirited invective to meditations on morality, from lyrics of love and desire to a corrosive flyting to his ex-wife, these poems explore an extraordinary emotional range and technical facility but, more importantly, they reveal a compassionate, wise, and genial humanity.

• Reihe: Jonathan Cape
• ISBN: 9780224039734
• Sprache: Englisch
• Erscheinungsdatum: 04.08.1994
• Größe: 199 x 134 mm
• Verlag: Vintage