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John Eliot author Anne Lamali illustrator

Format:Paperback

Publisher:Mosaique Press

Published:1st May '14

Currently unavailable, and unfortunately no date known when it will be back

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John Eliot's poems cover an expanse, from thoughts inspired by an old family photograph taken before the First World War claimed two brothers on the Somme, to remembering the birth of his son when he stood as proud father. Another poem in the collection was begun in 1970 and finished in 2014. The feeling and understanding that John brought to his role as a teacher of religion is evident when we read of St Cecelia or of the death of Jesus in The King of Thorns. The rural France where John lives is quiet and peaceful - a solitude that is shattered by death in his powerful poem, The Farmer. The collection begins with The Dancer, an observation in an art gallery where there is a painting of his wife as a dancer. Observer, model and artist become as one, superbly illustrated in this collection by the drawings of Anne Lamali.

- intense, lyrical poems - Like Pasternak, [John Eliot] is a poet who strives 'to get to the heart of the matter' in poems that are stripped back and uncluttered - moving and above all memorable. - DAVID COOKE Tender, tragic, affectionate, regretful - these poems will startle you with the grim stories they tell and the gentleness with which they tell them. John Eliot is a new talent, and he deserves to be read. - JAMES ANDREW TAYLOR - a sensory delight of narrative and image. - BETHANY W POPE These are poems that I want to read again and again. They are musical, they touched my soul. If there is one poetry anthology to buy this year, this is it! - KATE BRITTEN

ISBN: 9781906852290

Dimensions: 198mm x 129mm x 6mm

Weight: 85g

48 pages