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Description
Gunn's work illustrates the debates poetry in English has pursued in this century - form versus improvization, diction versus talk, the American way versus the English tradition, and even, at times, authenticity versus art.
About the Author
Thom Gunn was born in Gravesend, Kent in 1929. After National Service and a short time living in Paris, he enrolled at Trinity College, Cambridge, where he read English. He published his first book of poems, Fighting Terms, while he was still an undergraduate. In 1954 he moved to San Francisco and held a one-year Fellowship at Stanford University. He published over thirty books of poetry, including The Man with Night Sweats, which won the Forward Prize for Poetry in 1992, and Boss Cupid (2000). Thom Gunn died in 2004.
Book Information
ISBN 9780571171958
Author Thom Gunn
Format Paperback
Page Count 512
Imprint Faber & Faber
Publisher Faber & Faber
Weight(grams) 714g
Dimensions(mm) 198mm * 129mm * 37mm
About the Author
Thom Gunn was born in Gravesend, Kent in 1929. After National Service and a short time living in Paris, he enrolled at Trinity College, Cambridge, where he read English. He published his first book of poems, Fighting Terms, while he was still an undergraduate. In 1954 he moved to San Francisco and held a one-year Fellowship at Stanford University. He published over thirty books of poetry, including The Man with Night Sweats, which won the Forward Prize for Poetry in 1992, and Boss Cupid (2000). Thom Gunn died in 2004.
Book Information
ISBN 9780571171958
Author Thom Gunn
Format Paperback
Page Count 512
Imprint Faber & Faber
Publisher Faber & Faber
Weight(grams) 714g
Dimensions(mm) 198mm * 129mm * 37mm
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