At the age of fifty Linda Chase began to publish poems, to win prizes, and to develop her skills as a performer of her own work and a facilitator and impresario for others. "Not Many Love Poems" is a sensual celebration of the varied relationships that make up lives richly lived and imagined. Chase's imagination is stimulated by paintings (she was artist-in-residence at Manchester City Art Gallery, and produced ekphrastic work), by gardening, by memory and by love. A battle with cancer resulted in some of her most harrowing and healing work. Her style is insistently demotic: the poems carry her voice: gentle, sharp, wry, loving. The reader senses a generous honesty at work, and an insatiable curiosity. Linda Chase's wit and sharp eye for telling detail make "Not Many Love Poems" a collection in which the poet can express heartbreak, and the narratives of the everyday reveal unique moments of insight.

About the Author
LINDA CHASE (1941-2011) was an American poet who spent much of her life living in Manchester. She taught at the Arden School of Theatre, the Writing School at Manchester Metropolitan University, and for the Poetry School of which she was the original Manchester co-ordinator. She was the founding director of Poets and Players. In 2000 she was founding chairperson of the Tai Chi and Chi Kung Forum for Health which trains teachers to work in hospitals. She helped develop the Forum's extensive course material.


Book Information
ISBN 9781847770868
Author Linda Chase
Format Paperback
Page Count 83
Imprint Carcanet Press Ltd
Publisher Carcanet Press Ltd