Robert Saxton

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ManganesePaperback, 27 November 2003

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Part of Series
Oxford Poets
Print Length
136 pages
Language
English
Publisher
Carcanet Press
Date Published
27 Nov 2003
ISBN-10
1903039711
ISBN-13
9781903039717

Description

Manganese starts with a murder in China in the age of Confucius and ends with a sestina about a difficult family Christmas in front of the television. Plain-spoken narrative is juxtaposed with an enigmatic, densely woven imagery exploring fugitive states of mind. Uniting these extremes is a restless, rhyme-driven craftsmanship, energetic in making new forms as well as in exploiting traditional ones. The focus ranges from landmarks in cultural history, such as the first performance of Nijinsky's ballet L'aprés-midi d'un faune and the first Boy Scout camp, to the poet's responses to a serious cycling accident. There are versions of ten of Rilke's Sonnets to Orpheus, following the rhyme scheme of the original German, and a long section of poems ('Skywatching') that combine conventional with consonantal rhyme, often capturing thoughts that travel too fast or too deep for reason.
Sparkling with bravado and wit, but with moments of disarming tenderness, Manganese is one of the most abundantly various collections of poetry to appear in recent years.

Product Details

Author:
Robert Saxton
Book Format:
Paperback
Country of Origin:
US
Date Published:
27 November 2003
Dimensions:
21.84 x 13.51 x 0.99 cm
Genre:
British
ISBN-10:
1903039711
ISBN-13:
9781903039717
Language:
English
Pages:
136
Publisher:
Weight:
185.97 gm

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