Grain

Fiction & Literature, Poetry, British & Irish
Cover of the book Grain by John Glenday, Pan Macmillan
View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart
Author: John Glenday ISBN: 9780330540292
Publisher: Pan Macmillan Publication: December 17, 2010
Imprint: Picador Language: English
Author: John Glenday
ISBN: 9780330540292
Publisher: Pan Macmillan
Publication: December 17, 2010
Imprint: Picador
Language: English

Though John Glenday has long been admired for his lyrically delicate and emotionally powerful poetry, he has remained something of a well-kept secret. His third collection, Grain, makes his singular talent available to a wider audience. Sometimes Glenday’s poems are forcefully direct; sometimes they are so quiet they feel as if they were composed within a capacious listening, as a form of secular prayer. Glenday’s seamless lyric can also disguise some wild and surreal tales: the Beauty and the Beast told in reverse, a bizarre list of new saints, or a can of peaches waiting for the invention of the tin-opener. However, the lasting impression is of a genuinely spiritual poet, one with the ability to turn every earthly detail towards the same clear light. Grain announces Glenday as an essential voice in contemporary poetry.

View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart

Though John Glenday has long been admired for his lyrically delicate and emotionally powerful poetry, he has remained something of a well-kept secret. His third collection, Grain, makes his singular talent available to a wider audience. Sometimes Glenday’s poems are forcefully direct; sometimes they are so quiet they feel as if they were composed within a capacious listening, as a form of secular prayer. Glenday’s seamless lyric can also disguise some wild and surreal tales: the Beauty and the Beast told in reverse, a bizarre list of new saints, or a can of peaches waiting for the invention of the tin-opener. However, the lasting impression is of a genuinely spiritual poet, one with the ability to turn every earthly detail towards the same clear light. Grain announces Glenday as an essential voice in contemporary poetry.

More books from Pan Macmillan

Cover of the book History in a Hurry: Stone Age by John Glenday
Cover of the book Little White Slips by John Glenday
Cover of the book The Great Flood by John Glenday
Cover of the book Sidesplitters: Champion Crack-ups by John Glenday
Cover of the book Dead in a Mumbai Minute by John Glenday
Cover of the book True Stories from World War I by John Glenday
Cover of the book Lottie Biggs is (Not) Mad by John Glenday
Cover of the book More Milly-Molly-Mandy by John Glenday
Cover of the book South of Darkness by John Glenday
Cover of the book Dr Karl's Little Book of Trivia 101 by John Glenday
Cover of the book The Allegations by John Glenday
Cover of the book The Korean War by John Glenday
Cover of the book Escaping Hitler by John Glenday
Cover of the book The Girl Who Just Wanted To Be Loved: Free Sampler by John Glenday
Cover of the book The Box of Demons by John Glenday
We use our own "cookies" and third party cookies to improve services and to see statistical information. By using this website, you agree to our Privacy Policy