New Poetries IV: An Anthology

Paperback

Main Details

Title New Poetries IV: An Anthology
Authors and Contributors      Edited by Eleanor Crawforth
Edited by Stephen Procter
Edited by Michael Schmidt
SeriesNew Poetries S.
Series part Volume No. No. 4
Physical Properties
Format:Paperback
Pages:131
Dimensions(mm): Height 216,Width 135
Category/GenrePoetry anthologies
ISBN/Barcode 9781857548976
ClassificationsDewey:821.008
Audience
General
Illustrations Illustrations

Publishing Details

Publisher Carcanet Press Ltd
Imprint Carcanet Press Ltd
Publication Date 28 June 2007
Publication Country United Kingdom

Description

"New Poetries IV" celebrates the distinctiveness and diversity of new poetry in English. The eleven poets included are variously rooted in Europe, America, the Caribbean, Africa, Asia, Australasia; they write with the imaginative energies less of world travellers than of world citizens. Vigorous, observant, questioning, entertaining, this writing is passionately alive and intellectually alert. The poets share an engagement with the possibilities of language and form; yet each is unique in the histories and strategies that enrich their craft. Eleven exciting new voices establish their presence here, making new the tongue and art they have inherited.

Author Biography

Eleanor Crawforth was born in South Manchester in 1982 and read English Literature at Fitzwilliam College, Cambridge. She joined Carcanet in February 2005. She edits the 'News & Notes' page of PN Review and reviews for the magazine. She is currently studying for an MA in Post-1900 Literatures, Theories and Cultures at the University of Manchester. Stephen Procter was born in London in 1981 and studied Philosophy at University College London (BA) and Renaissance and Romantic Literature at Liverpool University (MA). He joined Carcanet in October 2004. He is currently studying for a PhD at the University of Liverpool and is a book reviewer. Michael Schmidt is Professor of Poetry at the University of Glasgow; founder and editorial director of Carcanet Press; and founder and General Editor of the poetry journal PN Review. He is a poet, novelist, literary historian, translator and broadcaster. His recent books include The First Poets: Lives of the Ancient Greek Poets, and a new edition of Laura Riding's seminal essay The Telling.

Reviews

From reviews of the previous New Poetries anthologies:'...an opportunity to sample the dynamic range and variety of carefully wrought forms that modern poetry can, and will continue, to be capable of.' - Independent on Sunday'New Poetries...puts on show poets who've come good relatively young with older ones whose fame is yet to grow...bringing new English from another continent or other tongue.' - Daily Telegraph