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- Book Synopsis
- Ross Cogan is a poet deeply concerned with human history and the fate of our planet. His collection Bragr (Old Norse for 'Poetry'), brings us the voice of the Skald or Bard who reinterprets tales from Norse mythology for our times. As precise and beautifully coloured as an illuminated manuscript, these poems are full of rich imagery and detail, packed with dramatic incident and conflict. Part One, 'The Beginning', infused with Norse creation myths, shows how the earth arrived from 'onething' in a stately procession, a process which includes hints of both glory and destruction. Also in this section are artful poems that focus on trees. Part Two, 'Bestiary' includes verses about toads, chickens, goats, rats, bees, ducks, seagulls, hares, and a swan. These are frequently compact and musical sonnets. Part Three, 'Ragnarök', is named after a final mythical battle, the 'Twilight of the Gods', and imagines the earth's destruction by fire and flood. Wonderfully skillful, entertaining, imaginative and prescient, these are poems to read and revisit.
- About The Author
- Ross Cogan studied philosophy, gaining a PhD from Bristol University and, in 1999, received a Gregory Award from the Society of Authors. He has published two collections, Stalin's Desk (2005) and The Book I Never Wrote (2012) with Oversteps Books and his verse play Achyncourt was performed at several literary festivals and broadcast on radio in December 2015. Ross now works as a freelance writer/editor, as well as being Creative Director of the Cheltenham Poetry Festival and an Associate Tutor at Cardiff Metropolitan University. He has won first place in The Exeter Prize, The Staple Open Poetry Competition, The Frogmore Poetry Prize, The Crabbe Memorial Prize, and The Cannon Poets Sonnet Competition and second prize in the Troubadour International Poetry Competition. His poetry has appeared in numerous magazines, including PN Review, Poetry London, The Rialto, New Welsh Review, Stand, Acumen, Agenda, Envoi, The Frogmore Papers, The Swansea Review, The Interpreter's House, Orbis, Oxford Poetry and Smiths Knoll. Ross takes a keen interest in environmental matters and is semi-self-sufficient, growing most of his own vegetables, raising goats, ducks and chickens, and brewing his own mead.
- Product Details
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- ISBN
- 9781781724552
- Format
- Paperback
- Publisher
- Seren, (02 July 2018)
- Number of Pages
- 63
- Weight
- 105 grams
- Language
- English
- Dimensions
- 216 x 148 x 7 mm
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