Hewitt, Sean
Tongues of Fire
- ISBN 13:
- 9781787332263
- author:
- Hewitt, Sean
- format:
- Paperback / softback
- publisher:
- Jonathan Cape Ltd
- language:
- English
- Publication Year:
- 2020
- Pages:
- 80
- Dimensions:
- 19.8 x 13.4 x 0.7 centimetres (0
- Genre:
- Poetry,English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh, Fiction & Literature,
- Condition:
- New
- Availability:
- Item usually sent within 10 working days
Description
Tongues of Fire by Seán Hewitt is a remarkable first collection that showcases the poet's rare musicality and grace. By turns searing and meditative, these poems explore the world around us, from its physicality to the spiritual realm.
The collection delves into themes of sex, grief, loss, and life, hope, and renewal, drawing on the religious, sacred, and profane. With a focus on the natural world and altered states, Hewitt's poetry offers consolations and strangeness, as well as a fierce brightness in the face of despair.
The book concludes with a series of elegies for the poet's father, a powerful expression of the human spirit's capacity to reclaim the spiritual. a worthwhile read for those interested in contemporary poetry, Tongues of Fire is a compelling and thought-provoking collection from an important new voice.
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