Public Property

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Synopsis

In his first collection since being appointed Poet Laureate, Andrew Motion negotiates the very space of poetry, moving between private and public realms, pondering each from the other's borders. In the opening series of idylls he conjures the expeditionary narratives of a rural childhood, in scenes as precisely remembered as they are irretrievable. Elsewhere he reconsiders moments from the Victorian past from reticent and surprising angles, and elsewhere again he tackles distinctly contemporary themes and situations. The final section of the book contains a number of elegies and love poems, written in a variety of lyric forms, which provoke concerns that are among the most critical in poetry: What is public art? To whom do our most private sentiments belong?

Book details

Edition:
Main
Author:
Andrew Motion
ISBN:
9780571263714
Related ISBNs:
9780571218592
Publisher:
Faber & Faber
Pages:
N/A
Reading age:
Not specified
Includes images:
No
Date of addition:
2020-05-01
Usage restrictions:
Copyright
Copyright date:
2003
Copyright by:
Andrew Motion, 2 
Adult content:
No
Language:
English
Categories:
Literature and Fiction, Poetry