This accomplished debut collection explores a fascination with the night. From taking the dog out to revisiting Sleeping Beauty, from night snow to night music and from night as loss and grief to the end of the world, the poems in this collection are united not only by a strong through line, but by a lyrical sensibility that knows exactly what not to say as well as what to include. The language is honed and lucid and Kemp has a gift for the mot juste. Despite the darkness and moments of poignancy, the light is never far ...
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This accomplished debut collection explores a fascination with the night. From taking the dog out to revisiting Sleeping Beauty, from night snow to night music and from night as loss and grief to the end of the world, the poems in this collection are united not only by a strong through line, but by a lyrical sensibility that knows exactly what not to say as well as what to include. The language is honed and lucid and Kemp has a gift for the mot juste. Despite the darkness and moments of poignancy, the light is never far beneath the surface and what emerges is a sense of the darkness as a place of recuperation moving towards the light. Similarly the sombre is more than amply balanced by flashes of intelligent wit and an inventive humour that makes this an engaging and satisfying debut.
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Add this copy of Nocturnes to cart. $25.68, good condition, Sold by Anybook rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Lincoln, UNITED KINGDOM, published 2011 by Cinnamon Press.
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This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside. This book has soft covers. In good all round condition. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item, 200grams, ISBN: 9781907090554.
Add this copy of Nocturnes to cart. $53.21, good condition, Sold by Bonita rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Newport Coast, CA, UNITED STATES, published 2012 by Cinnamon Press.
