Last Poems Before Heart Failure
Published on 8. April 2022
Book
Paperback/Softback
64 pages
978-1-915406-02-6 (ISBN)
Description
Christmas 2021, Todd Swift was in ICU, close to death. His heart had failed and was operating at less than 20%. Now, in early 2022, he continues to be treated at the Royal Free Hampstead for this serious health challenge. He also has a blood clot on his heart.
With a cover design by artist Edwin Smet, here are a selection of new poems, published as a fundraiser for Todd, who cannot currently work, as he waits for his implant device procedure.
With a cover design by artist Edwin Smet, here are a selection of new poems, published as a fundraiser for Todd, who cannot currently work, as he waits for his implant device procedure.
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Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Eyewear Publishing
Dimensions
Height: 127 mm
Width: 202 mm
Thickness: 8 mm
Weight
86 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-915406-02-6 (9781915406026)
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Person
Todd Swift was born in Montreal, Quebec on Good Friday in 1966. He now lives in London, UK. Author of over twenty collections of poetry including Spring In Name Only and Opening Hours and written over 100 hours of television, including for Paramount, the CBC, Fox, CINAR, Disney, and HBO - and was the series editor for anime cult classic Sailor Moon. Professor Mark Ford of UCL has called him 'the Orson Welles of contemporary poetry'.