Shortlisted for the Forward Prize for Best Collection
When Bill Herbert was made Dundee Makar (or City Laureate), he intended to write about his home town in both its native tongues. Then within six months his much-loved father... Læs mere
'Omnesia' is Bill Herbert's melding of omniscience and amnesia, the modern condition of thinking we can know everything about our world but, in actuality, retaining dangerously... Læs mere
A book in three sections: The Laurelude, a blank verse myth about Ulverston’s Idiot Boy, Stan Laurel; Othermoor, a cubist version of the North; and The Madmen of Elgin squashing both Lost... Læs mere
'Omnesia' is Bill Herbert's melding of omniscience and amnesia, the modern condition of thinking we can know everything about our world but, in actuality, retaining dangerously little. This... Læs mere
Comprehensive selection of British, Irish and American manifestos on poetry by some of modern poetry’s finest practitioners.
This exciting anthology maps a singular encounter between two groups of poets--one based in Bulgaria and the other in England--working together as writers, editors, and teachers to create a diverse body of original poetry and new translations.
This volume provides an account of collaborative poetry translation in practice. The book focuses on the... Læs mere