An Elegy for the Galosherman: New and Selected Poems

Simpson, Matt

ISBN 10: 1852241039 / ISBN 13: 9781852241032

Verlag: Bloodaxe Books Ltd, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK, 1990

Beschreibung

128 pages; A few yellow spots to edges of textblock and minimal edge-wear o/w in very good condition, clean and bright. Appears unused.

Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 118613

Bibliografische Details

• Titel: An Elegy for the Galosherman: New and Selected Poems
• Verlag: Bloodaxe Books Ltd, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK
• Erscheinungsjahr: 1990
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN-10: 1852241039
• ISBN-13: 9781852241032
• Einband: Soft cover
• Zustand: Very Good
• Gewicht: 0,2 Kilogramm

Über diesen Titel

Inhaltsangabe

In many of his poems Matt Simpson looks back at his upbringing in Bootle, at family tensions in a close-knit Merseyside community with strong seafaring traditions. What emerges from these and other poems is a deep commitment to human values. With humour and honesty Matt Simpson faces the effects of death and loss – how they strengthen or weaken us, or leave us compromised. Matt Simpson's poetry is moving and distinctive. This book draws on previous collections including 'Letters to Berlin', 'A Skye Sequence' and 'Making Arrangements'.

Über die Autorin bzw. den Autor

Matt Simpson (1936-2009) was born in Bootle, Merseyside, to a working-class family with a long seafaring tradition, and educated at Bootle Grammar School. In 1955 he won a place at Cambridge, where he read English. For some years after graduating he taught English to overseas students in Cambridge, where he met his German wife, Monika Weydert, and where his two children were born. In 1964 he returned to Liverpool. During 1994, he was poet-in-residence for six months in Tasmania. He was a founder member and chair of the Windows Project for many years. He was also a noted children's poet, publishing two collections and appearing in hundreds of anthologies. His poetry collections included Making Arrangements (1982), An Elegy for the Galosherman: New & Selected Poems (1990) and Catching up with History (1995) from Bloodaxe.