Silent in Finisterre
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| Rating | : | 4.27 (572 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1780373562 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 80 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-12-21 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
Her underlying conviction seems to be that, if we can eliminate our own warring needs, distractions and expectations, we can read the language of the world.' - Rose Solari, Poet Lore; 'A major achievement outstandingcomplex and subtle in thought, supple of tone and piercing in its observation' - Sarah Broom, Times Literary Supplement . 'Jane Griffiths is a poet attracted to the cross-hatchings of matter and spirit; inner and outer; air and water; foreignness and a sense of homeshe has something of the Dutch still-life painter's eye: the comprehension of solid form as nothing, finally, but the effect of light. Sensuously wrought and even, at times,
After reading English at Oxford, where her poem 'The House' won the Newdigate Prize, she worked as a book-binder in London and Norfolk. Jane Griffiths was born in Exeter in 1970, and brought up in Holland. Her book Another Country: New & Selected Poems (Bloodaxe Books, 2008), included a new collection, Eclogue Over
Physical things are remembered both for their own sake and to explore how they continue to shape the self. This collection from British poet Jane Griffiths draws on the houses and landscapes of childhood. Jane Griffiths teaches at Wadham College, Oxford.