Summary
WINNER OF THE COSTA POETRY AWARD 2018 SHORTLISTED FOR THE 2018 FORWARD PRIZE FOR BEST COLLECTION
A war-poem both historic and frighteningly topical, Assurances begins in the 1950s during a period of vigilance and dread in the middle of the Cold War - the long stand-off between nuclear powers, where the only defence was the threat of mutually assured destruction.
Using a mix of versed and unversed passages, Morgan places moments of calm reflect…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781787330856 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1787330850 |
| Author: | J.O. Morgan |
| Publisher: | Vintage Publishing |
| Imprint: | Jonathan Cape |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 64 |
| Release Date: | 15 June 2018 |
| Weight: | 80g |
| Dimensions: | 197mm x 130mm x 6mm |
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I seriously doubt I will read a more significant book of poetry this year. The finale is truly affecting, a plangent and profound speck of light.
I seriously doubt I will read a more significant book of poetry this year. The finale is truly affecting, a plangent and profound speck of light. – Stuart Kelly * Scotsman *
[JO Morgan’s] remarkable new book Assurances [is] a gripping narrative poem. – Tristram Fane Saunders * Telegraph *
About The Author
J.O. Morgan
J. O. Morgan is a Scottish author. His 2018 work Assurances, looking at the RAF’s early involvement with maintaining the nuclear deterrent, won that year’s Costa Poetry Award. He has been twice shortlisted for both the Forward and the T. S. Eliot Prize. Appliance is his second novel.
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