Wheatley, David
Child Ballad
- ISBN 13:
- 9781800173552
- author:
- Wheatley, David
- format:
- Paperback
- publisher:
- Carcanet Press
- language:
- English
- Publication Year:
- 2023
- Pages:
- 138
- Dimensions:
- 1.3 x 21.5 x 21.5 centimetres (0
- Genre:
- Poetry, General, Poetry,
- Condition:
- New
- Availability:
- Item usually sent within 10 working days
Description
David Wheatley's sixth collection, Child Ballad, is a poetic exploration of a world transformed by parenthood. Conducting his children through landscapes of Northern Scotland, he maps a rich territory of rivers, trees and mountains.
The poet draws on influences from the Scottish ballad tradition, Gaelic bards, French symbolism, and American Objectivists, creating an aesthetic of complex intimacy that is alert to questions of memory and loss. Through the eyes of young children, the world looks very different in its gifts and threats.
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