Complete Poems
Published on 1. January 2015
144 pages
978-1-78410-065-0 (ISBN)
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R.F. Langley is known for his meticulous observation of the natural world and his highly original voice. This volume brings together his two previous Carcanet collections, Collected Poems (2000) and The Face of It (2007), along with his celebrated but uncollected late poems, including 'To a Nightingale', which won the 2011 Forward Prize for Best Individual Poem. The book includes a biographical introduction and a rare note by the poet on his own compositional practice. Langley kept a careful record of the reading and writing which inspired his poems; this edition is fully annotated with these sources, making it an invaluable guide for readers wanting to explore the visionary imagination of this master craftsman.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Chicago
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Carcanet Press Ltd
File size
1,03 MB
ISBN-13
978-1-78410-065-0 (9781784100650)
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Complete Poems: R. F. Langley
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R.F. LANGLEY was born in Rugby in 1938. He was educated at Jesus College, Cambridge and went on to teach English and Art History in secondary schools. He has lived in Staffordshire for most of his life, but the inspiration for much of his work comes from the landscapes of Suffolk. He has published pamphlets and his work has appeared in many journals and anthologies, most recently The Harvill Book of Twentieth-Century Poetry in English (1999). He died in 2011. He was posthumously awarded the 2011 Forward Prize for Best Single Poem, for 'To a Nightingale'.
Click here to read a full obituary of R.F. Langley. Jeremy Noel-Tod studied at New College, Oxford and now teaches at the University of East Anglia. In 2004, he founded Landfill, a poetry pamphlet press, and became an Associate Editor of Eggbox Publishing. He regularly reviews for the Times Literary Supplement and the Daily Telegraph.
Click here to read a full obituary of R.F. Langley. Jeremy Noel-Tod studied at New College, Oxford and now teaches at the University of East Anglia. In 2004, he founded Landfill, a poetry pamphlet press, and became an Associate Editor of Eggbox Publishing. He regularly reviews for the Times Literary Supplement and the Daily Telegraph.
Content
- Intro
- Title Page
- Acknowledgements
- Contents
- Introduction
- Note on the Text
- Note (1994)
- Twelve Poems (1994)
- Man Jack
- Mariana
- The Upshot
- The Ecstasy Inventories
- Juan Fernandez
- Matthew Glover
- Saxon Landings
- Arbor Low
- The Long History of Heresy
- Blithing
- Rough Silk
- The Gorgoneion
- from Collected Poems (2000)
- Jack's Pigeon
- Poor Moth
- The Night Piece
- The Barber's Beard
- Tom Thumb
- The Face of It (2007)
- Cakes and Ale
- Cook Ting
- Experiment with a Hand Lens
- Sixpence a Day
- Still Life with Wineglass
- No Great Shakes
- After the Funeral
- Depending on the Weather
- Blues for Titania
- My Moth: My Song
- Cash Point
- Touchstone
- Brute Conflict
- Skrymir's Glove
- At Sotterley
- The Bellini in San Giovanni Crisostomo
- Birdwatching Poem
- Il Redentore
- The Wall Tomb of Giacomo Surian
- Achilles
- Spoken Soon
- Uncollected Poems (2008-2011)
- You with Your Visions and Dreams
- Aftermath
- The Best Piece of Sculpture in Perugia
- In the Bowels of the Lower Cave
- Videlicet
- Practical Myth-Making
- The Bellman Confides in Her
- Di Fronte
- At South Elmham Minster
- To a Nightingale
- Notes
- Appendix: Contents of Individual Volumes
- Index of Titles
- Index of First Lines
- About the Author
- By the Same Author
- Copyright
