The Point of Loss

John Mole

ISBN 10: 1907587047 / ISBN 13: 9781907587047

Verlag: Enitharmon Press, 2011

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The fact that John Mole has often written for children may be behind a preoccupation, felt throughout his poetry, with the passing on of experience; certainly it gives his poems a concise clarity. Personal memories are explored with a sharpness which avoids sentimentality while the seriousness of many of his subjects is addressed with a blend of affection, sardonic humour and a characteristic lightness of touch. Political, intimate and exceptionally readable, The Point of Loss engages with its subjects in a variety of verse styles, ensuring that every poem is memorable in its own right despite the range of Mole’s interests. As John Clare, Herod and Billie Holiday rub shoulders with figures from the writer’s own life, it is the significance we have to one another which is fleshed out here without pretension. Several of the poems owe much to his involvement with music and the visual arts, particularly jazz and film, but rather than providing a diversion they contribute to a way of looking at the world which strengthens the unity of the collection as a whole. In a collection that is never other than empowering, positive and humanist, John acknowledges the odds stacked against each person, but looks to poetry to change our perceptions.

Über die Autorin bzw. den Autor: Born in 1941 in Taunton, Somerset, John Mole has lived for most of his life in Hertfordshire, teaching English and running The Mandeville Press with Peter Scupham. An extensive and diverse writing career has seen him publish, alongside many poetry books, the selection of essays Passing Judgements and a libretto for Alban, a community opera which premiered in St. Albans Abbey in the spring of 2009. Recipient of the Gregory and Cholmondeley Awards for poetry, and the Signal Award for his writing for children, he is currently resident poet to the City of London as part of the Poet in the City project.

Bibliografische Details

Titel: The Point of Loss
Verlag: Enitharmon Press
Erscheinungsdatum: 2011
Einband: Paperback
Zustand: Very Good