Beware Falling Tortoises - Softcover

Pugh, Sheenagh

 
9780907476702: Beware Falling Tortoises

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A falling tortoise is a bizarre way to meet one's end, but it is typical of Sheenagh Pugh's wry humour that it finds a place in her poetry. The more humorous aspects of mortality and human frailty receive the same alert consideration as sombre subjects such as dictatorship, torture, the Dieppe raid and pollution. Whether describing the significance of the maximum break in snooker or exploring the mind of a Nazi, Sheenagh pugh's individual voice resonates through her crafted poetry.

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Sheenagh Pugh has also published nine poetry collections, two ‘Selected Poems’, two novels and a critical book on Fan Fiction. She also translates poetry from Russian, German and Ancient Greek. She says, “My interests are language, history, northern landscapes from Shetland to the Arctic and all points in between, snooker, mortality, cyberspace (I waste massive amounts of time online) and above all, people.

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