Selected Poems 1950-1975 - Thom Gunn

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...where she hardly breathes, spread out and cool, Her pavements desolate in the dim dry air’ I have only highlighted and small selection of the poems that are included, but I think they give you a flavour of what the rest are like. Gunn’s poetry was hip at the time in the same way that a Tarantino film is hip now. He manages to capture the feeling of the time and although like much of the beat literature it seems from a modern, more cynical perspective very naive but it is still worthwhile reading. In the end youthful angst whether it’s personified by ‘Rock and Roll’, Punk rock or modern dance/drug culture is still something many can relate too. In conclusion the best way to sum up Thom Gunn’s ‘A Sense of Movement’ is by using Gunn’s own words when describing Elvis in the poem ‘Elvis Presley’ "He turns revolt into a style, prolongs... Read review

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..., when time passing by, certain particular affection event can be shading from our mind or maybe it just can be our own personal experience. How these poems bring us to the poetry-moment of certain affection event is absolutely depend on how the poet deals with the quality of imagination. The quality of imagination of Seamus Heaney's poems that constructed in simple and unadorned diction is deep in meaning and evokes images of stillness, gentleness, and soulful solitude. **Seamus Heaney at Glance** Seamus Heaney was born on April 13, 1939, at Mossbawn, about thirty miles northwest of Belfast, in Northern Ireland. Besides "Seeing Things", his published poetry books are: "Death of a Naturalist", (1969); "Door into the Dark" (1969); "Wintering Out" (1972); "North" (1975); "Field Work" (Farrar, Strauss, 1970); "Selected Poems: 1965-1975... Read review

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...a poem a day is a very good poem book and has a poem for every day of the year.the poems have been chosen by Gaby Morgen.Writen by authers such as Mattew Arnold,WH Auden,Hilaire and much more.i have selected my fav poem called the octopus which is on the 4th august because thats my birthday.which goes like this Tellbme,O Octopus,I beg Is those things arms,or is they legs? I marvel at thou,I`d call me Us by Ogden Nash i hope you like the poem as much as i do.If you are intrested in this poem book you can go to your local libery and search for it.I would give this book 9/10... Read review

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