The Forward Book of Poetry 2017
Published on 15. September 2016
Book
Paperback/Softback
176 pages
978-0-571-33080-5 (ISBN)
Description
The Forward Book of Poetry 2017 showcases the best contemporary poems published in the British Isles over the year, including the winners of 2016's Forward Prizes for Poetry. This anthology, for seasoned poetry lovers and new readers alike, is the 25th in a series that offers an invaluable annual overview of the current state of poetry. If you buy only one anthology a year, this is it.
With a foreword by Malika Booker, who chairs the 2016 Forward Prizes jury.
With a foreword by Malika Booker, who chairs the 2016 Forward Prizes jury.
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Edition
Main
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Dimensions
Height: 215 mm
Width: 135 mm
Thickness: 15 mm
Weight
225 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-571-33080-5 (9780571330805)
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Alice Oswald lives in Devon and is married with three children. Dart, her second collection, won the T. S. Eliot Prize in 2002. Her third collection, Woods etc, was a Poetry Book Society Choice and was shortlisted for the Forward Prize for Best Collection and the T. S. Eliot Prize. A Sleepwalk on the Severn appeared in 2009, as did Weeds and Wild Flowers, her collaboration with the artist Jessica Greenman.