Presents poems about home, exile and shifting frontiers. This work includes a selection from the author's collections, "A Grip on Thin Air" and "Icarus on Earth". It celebrates the... Læs mere
Fourth book of poems by Jane Griffiths, whose previous Bloodaxe title "Another Country" was shortlisted for Forward Prize for Best Collection.
Fifth collection by Forward-shortlisted poet drawing on the houses and landscapes of childhood. Physical things are remembered both for their own sake and to explore how they continue to shape the self. Poetry Book Society Recommendation.
The recurrent themes of Little Silver are inheritance, loss, and the relationship between real and imagined lives. Moments of crisis prompt reflection on the stories we tell ourselves and on the sheer strangeness of existing in our bodies and in time.