Ten Poems from the Countryside

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The word countryside conjures up all manner of landscapes. It can suggest woods or high moors, mountains or farmland, meadows or gentle chalk hills. In fact, the countryside is everything that isn't town or city, which is probably why we're so drawn to it. These poems selected by Irish poet Sean Hewitt explore the countryside in all this variety. There are moments of pure rhapsody with larks singing overhead, alongside encounters with bad weather and poor soil to remind us that it's not all bliss and beauty. Together the poems capture the consoling rhythms of the seasons as they are played out in our rural landscapes: "for as earth Rolls on her journey, so her little fields Ripen or sleep..." - from 'The Land' by Vita Sackville-West Whatever countryside suggests to you, we're sure you'll be delighted by this beguiling selection. Poems by Kayo Chingonyi, John Clare, Helen Dunmore, WD Ehrhart, Vona Groarke, Jen Hadfield, Sean Hewitt, Claude McKay, Vita Sackville-West and Sara Teasdale. Cover illustration by Sam Cannon.

Book details and technical specifications

Format: Paperback / softback
ISBN13: 9781907598937
Published: June 2021

Number of pages: 20
Width: 137 mm
Height: 210 mm
Depth: not specified

Publisher: Candlestick Press