Book Review: Well Versed in Emotion; Keith Brace Reviews Some Recent Poetry Publications
Byline: Keith Brace
'Slim' and not so slim volumes of poetry/verse continue to pour from those publishers who still care about it. Does this represent a lively public interest, as some arts commentators claim, pointing to the wide public response to 'public' spoken verse at festivals, in schools, etc?
Or is it a last, desperate outpouring before poetry - Britain's greatest claim to unique artistic creativity - disappears into history.
Certainly, they are difficult to review. A whole life's experience (well, a life so far as it has reached) may be packed into a single volume. Logically, novels should be reviewed briefly and poetry collections at studied …
The rest of this article is only available to active members of Questia
Sign up now for a free, 1-day trial and receive full access to:
- Questia's entire collection
- Automatic bibliography creation
- More helpful research tools like notes, citations, and highlights
- Ad-free environment
Already a member? Log in now.
Questia, a part of Gale, Cengage Learning. www.questia.com
Publication information:
Article title: Book Review: Well Versed in Emotion; Keith Brace Reviews Some Recent Poetry Publications.
Contributors: Not available.
Newspaper title: The Birmingham Post (England).
Publication date: October 27, 2001.
Page number: 52.
© 2009 Birmingham Post & Mail Ltd.
COPYRIGHT 2001 Gale Group.
This material is protected by copyright and, with the exception of fair use, may not be further copied, distributed or transmitted in any form or by any means.
One moment ...
- Georgia
- Arial
- Times New Roman
- Verdana
- Courier/monospaced
Reset