At Last, We Listen Closely
Cryptic Crossword Poems
$45.70
- Paperback
68 pages
- Release Date
11 May 2027
Summary
Where poetry meets puzzles: a playful new form for curious minds.
At last, we listen closely: cryptic crossword poems brings together two favourite pastimes: reading poetry and doing crossword puzzles. In this collection, Holly Painter invents an original form: interconnected poems based on cryptic crosswords. Each one – a paired “clues” poem and “answers” haiku – can be enjoyed as poetry, with subject matter ranging from moon-washed forests to pub brawls, rebellious churchwomen to Ve…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781917788656 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1917788657 |
| Author: | Holly Painter |
| Publisher: | Eyewear Publishing |
| Imprint: | Eyewear Publishing |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 68 |
| Release Date: | 11 May 2027 |
| Dimensions: | 25mm x 152mm x 229mm |
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Holly Painter
Holly Painter is the author of:
- The Pressure of All That Light (Rebel Satori, 2022)
- My Pet Sounds Off: Translating the Beach Boys (Finishing Line, 2020)
- Excerpts from a Natural History (Titus, 2015)
Her poetry and fiction have been published in literary journals in North America, Europe, Asia, and Oceania. Holly lives with her wife and two children in Vermont, where she teaches writing and literature at the University of Vermont and is the Director of the Center for Research on Vermont.
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