Ends and Beginnings by Iain Crichton-Smith (English) Paperback Book

Description: Ends and Beginnings by Iain Crichton-Smith A collection of the authors poems, which begin in elegy and progress through place, history and change, to optimism. After a trip to the Golan Heights, he conceived a major poem on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. He also considers the isolated people of his native Lewes. FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description "Ends and Beginnings" is Iain Crichton Smiths most ambitious collection for years. It begins in elegy, with the exiles and deaths about which he writes so memorably, and progresses through place, history and positive change. After a trip to the Golan Heights, he conceived a major poem on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, using an unaccustomed Biblical idiom. He considers the isolated people of his native Lewis, and those isolated in a wider culture-scholars, writers, lovers, the old-whose need for communion is thwarted by estranging disciplines or by the depredations of history. Author Biography Iain Crichton Smithwas born in 1928 on the island of Lewis. Educated at Aberdeen University, he became a teacher after national service. In 1977 he resigned to write full time. He received many awards, including the OBE in 1980. He died in 1998. Carcanet publish his Selected Poems (1985), Collected Poems (1992, paper-back 1996), Ends and Beginnings (1995), The Human Face (1997), The Leaf and the Marble (1998) and Selected Stories (1990)." Prizes Winner of Scottish Arts Council Book Award 1995 Short-listed for Forward Poetry Prize 1995 Long Description "Ends and Beginnings" is Iain Crichton Smiths most ambitious collection for years. It begins in elegy, with the exiles and deaths about which he writes so memorably, and progresses through place, history and positive change. After a trip to the Golan Heights, he conceived a major poem on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, using an unaccustomed Biblical idiom. He considers the isolated people of his native Lewis, and those isolated in a wider culture-scholars, writers, lovers, the old-whose need for communion is thwarted by estranging disciplines or by the depredations of history. Details ISBN185754093X Author Iain Crichton-Smith Pages 164 Publisher Carcanet Press Ltd Year 1994 ISBN-10 185754093X ISBN-13 9781857540932 Format Paperback Imprint Carcanet Press Ltd Place of Publication Manchester Country of Publication United Kingdom DEWEY 821.914 Birth 1928 Media Book Short Title ENDS & BEGINNINGS Language English Publication Date 1994-10-13 DOI 10.1604/9781857540932 UK Release Date 1994-10-13 NZ Release Date 1994-10-13 Audience General Illustrations Illustrations AU Release Date 1994-12-20 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:51010297;

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