Field of Large Desires, 9781847770509
Paperback
An anthology of poetry.

Field of Large Desires

a greville press anthology 1975-2010

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  • Paperback

    240 pages

  • Release Date

    4 October 2010

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Summary

Launched in 1979 by Anthony Astbury and Geoffrey Godbert, with the support of Harold Pinter, the Greville Press has quietly established itself as indispensable to those who love poetry. Its pamphlets have built a reputation for discoveries of the new and recoveries of the neglected; for championing translations of great world poets and delighting in the classics of English literature - above all, for their manifest enthusiasm for the enriching pleasures of poetry in all its variety. “A Field …

Book Details

ISBN-13:9781847770509
ISBN-10:1847770509
Author:Anthony Astbury
Publisher:Carcanet Press Ltd
Imprint:Carcanet Press Ltd
Format:Paperback
Number of Pages:240
Release Date:4 October 2010
Weight:306g
Dimensions:137mm x 216mm
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Critics Review

That the Greville Press should simultaneously publish a first collection by Kate Ellis, a sixteen-year-old schoolgirl from Derby, and the first translations of the poems of Arseny Tarkovsky, father of the filmmaker Andrey Tarkovsky, is typical of the small firm’s exhilarating eclecticism. - The Independent

About The Author

Anthony Astbury

Anthony Astbury is the Director of the Greville Press, which he founded in 1975. He has published three collections of verse, edited anthologies and made selections from various poets.

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