Worlds: seven modern poets ; Charles Causley, Thom Gunn, Seamus Heaney, Ted Hughes, Norman MacCaig, Adrian Mitchell, Edwin Morgan

Artikelnummer 10124031

Seven modern poets introduce a selection of their work. They talk about their poetry, their environments, their childhoods, and their first contacts with other poetry which they like and which has influenced them. Between them they represent what Geoffrey Summerfield calls 'a range of the best poetry of the recent past and the present'. It is a range,' he goes on, 'that includes an extraordinary variety. . . It is primarily this variety that I have tried to reflect in choosing the poets and their poems.' Three photographers also contribute. They were asked to photograph the poets' objects and environments, and in some cases the poets themselves, as they saw them. The result is a series of photographic essays which provide a fascinating counterpart to the poems. Finally, in providing any necessary notes at the end of the book, the editor has been careful to use the poets' own words as far as possible. Worlds is both an attractive book and an ideal introduction to modern poetry in Britain. Geoffrey Summerfield is Senior Lecturer in English and Education at the University of York.

288 pages : illustrations, portraits ; 21 cm English poetry--20th century. Poets, English--20th century--Biography. Text