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- Book Synopsis
- 'Originality of thought and quality of execution' - Robert Potts, The GuardianThis Very Selected pamphlet brings together the best selected poetry by Michael Laskey, as part of The Poetry Business' Very Selected collection.Between Two Lit RoomsMichael LaskeyAfter work, of ronce, to walk home not to drive, foot hinged to the clutch, through town, but to walk on your own out into the open dark,the Plough, the Pole Star, Orion distancing you from your day. Then down the ringing wrought-iron spiral staircase to the softerasphalt of the all but empty car park. One January night. Such space around you, such plenty: a good fifteen minutes walkingbetween two lit rooms, the split halves of your life, the future, the past. But for now a skive down this path, the ridge of the fence furred with frost.
- About The Author
- Michael Laskey has published five collections, most recently Weighing the Present (smith doorstop, 2014) and The Man Alone: New & Selected Poems (2008). His first two collections were Poetry Book Society Recommendations: Thinking of Happiness (Peterloo, 1991) and The Tightrope Wedding (smith doorstop, 1999), which was also shortlisted for the T S Eliot Prize. Michael co-edited Smiths Knoll for 21 years and co-founded the Aldeburgh Poetry Festival in 1988, which he directed through its first decade. He works as a writing tutor with a wide range of adult groups and in schools at all levels. He lives in Suffolk and is an editor with The Garlic Press.
- Product Details
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- ISBN
- 9781910367865
- Format
- Paperback
- Publisher
- smith|doorstop Books, (01 November 2017)
- Number of Pages
- 32
- Weight
- 65 grams
- Language
- English
- Dimensions
- 208 x 153 x 3 mm
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