Swithering by Robin Robertson (English) Paperback Book

Description: Swithering by Robin Robertson A book of black romance and risk from Next Generation poet, Robin Robertson FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description Myth, folklore and folksong interpenetrate some wonderfully vivid meditations on childhood and children, landscape and history; but most of all Robertsons new book is concerned with the transformations of art, of love and fate.The book, as the title implies ("swithering" is Scots for "caught between two decisions") hovers in that space where everything is in flux, and where great change - not always for the better - becomes a real possibility.With its beautiful descriptive precision, and occasionally moving and disarming directness, Swithering is Robin Robertsons most cohesive and powerful poetic statement to date. Notes With its beautiful descriptive precision, and occasionally moving and disarming directness, Swithering is Robertsons most cohesive and powerful poetic statement to date. Author Biography Robin Robertson is from the north-east coast of Scotland. A Painted Field won a number of awards, including the 1997 Forward Prize for Best First Collection and the Saltire Scottish First Book of the Year Award. His second collection, Slow Air, was published in 2002 and he recently received the EM Forster Award from the American Academy of Arts and Letters. Prizes Winner of Forward Prize for Poetry Best Collection 2006 (UK) Short-listed for T. S. Eliot Prize 2007 (UK) Promotional "Headline" A book of black romance and risk from Next Generation poet, Robin Robertson Description for Bookstore WINNER OF THE 2006 FORWARD PRIZE In Scots, the verb swither has two meanings: to be doubtful, to waver, to be in two minds; and to appear in shifting forms - indeterminate and volatile. From disarmingly direct poems about the end of childhood to erotically charged lyrics about the ends of desire, Robertsons powerful third collection is stalked and haunted by both senses. Hard-edged, pitch-perfect, effortlessly various, Switheringis a book of brave and black romance, locating its voice in that space where great change is an ever-present possibility. Switheringhas just won the Forward Prize for Best Collection and is also shortlisted for this years T.S. Eliot Prize. Details ISBN033044168X Author Robin Robertson Pages 96 Publisher Pan Macmillan Year 2006 ISBN-10 033044168X ISBN-13 9780330441681 Format Paperback Imprint Picador Place of Publication London Country of Publication United Kingdom DEWEY 821.914 Media Book Edition 1st Language English Audience General/Trade UK Release Date 2006-02-03 Publication Date 2006-02-03 AU Release Date 2006-02-03 NZ Release Date 2006-02-03 Audience Age 18 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:1899152;

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