Complete Poems brings together the published and unpublished work of one of the most significant poets of the late twentieth century, founding editor of Stand and of the Northern House imprint. As well as reprinting all the poems included in Silkin's books (from The Portrait and Other Poems in 1950 to Making a Republic in 2002), it includes significant poems previously unpublished or published only in a wide variety of journals, and work transcribed from manuscripts. Complete Poems demands a new perception of Silkin's language and his concerns, the breadth of his passionately humane response to war and the Holocaust, and his scrutiny of humanity alongside nature.

About the Author
Jon Silkin was born in London to the children of immigrants from Eastern Europe. He left school with no qualifications but a love of poetry. In 1958 he became the fourth Gregory Fellow in Poetry at the University of Leeds and in 1960 after two years' full-time study he was awarded a 1st Class Degree in English. He co-founded the 'Northern House' poetry pamphlet series. He was still writing and editing Stand in his hospital bed.

Reviews
"Enjoins a new perception of Silkin's language and concerns, the breadth of his passionately humane interrogation of war and the Holocaust, and his scrutiny of nature and humankind." --Jon Glover, poet and editor



Book Information
ISBN 9781847772404
Author Jon Silkin
Format Paperback
Page Count 1088
Imprint Carcanet Press Ltd
Publisher Carcanet Press Ltd