Now and for a Time
$31.45
- Paperback
80 pages
- Release Date
15 August 2002
Summary
John Fuller is one of England’s most important poets. His new collection exhibits a remarkable depth of experience and philosophical maturity.
Throughout his long and prolific career, John Fuller has been admired for the way in which he melds levity with serious reflection. In this beautiful new collection of twenty-one poems he proves himself, once again, a true master of this art.
They take us from birth to death— from a baby’s first delightful babblings, to the dignified, m…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780701173517 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0701173513 |
| Author: | John Fuller |
| Publisher: | Vintage Publishing |
| Imprint: | Chatto & Windus |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 80 |
| Release Date: | 15 August 2002 |
| Weight: | 95g |
| Dimensions: | 214mm x 135mm x 7mm |
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Critics Review
“Fuller’s poetry can be seen to build a bridge of boats between light verse and solemn elegy with the best technique of anyone writing in Britain now.” Peter Porter
Fuller’s poetry can be seen to build a bridge of boats between light verse and solemn energy with the best technique of anyone writing in Britain now – Peter PorterFor a large number of writers… the decisive influence – James FentonFuller has continued to write as no one doubts he can: with dry urbanity and unflappable abundance * Guardian *Fuller is a wondefully skilled craftsman and the grace and elegance of his style is at the service of not only a sharp wit and intelligence, but a great depth of feeling * Sunday Telegraph *In the clicking of his faultless rhyme [he] captures mortality * Daily Telegraph *
About The Author
John Fuller
John Fuller, born in Ashford, Kent, is an acclaimed poet and novelist. His collection Stones and Fires (1996) was awarded the Forward Prize; Ghosts (2004) was shortlisted for the Whitbread Award for Poetry; The Space of Joy (2006) was shortlisted for the Costa Poetry Award, and The Grey Among the Green (1988), Song & Dance (2008) and Pebble & I (2010) were all Poetry Book Society Recommendations. His 1983 novel Flying to Nowhere won the Whitbread First Novel Award and was shortlisted for the Booker Prize. He has also written collections of short stories and several books for children. He is an Emeritus Fellow of Magdalen College, Oxford.
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