Andrew Motion has been close to the centres of British poetry for
over fifty years. Sleeping on Islands is his clear-sighted and
open-hearted account of this remarkable career. It takes us from
scenes of a teenage home-life coloured by tragedy and silence -
where writing was as much a refuge as an assertion - to the
excruciations of early public appearances, to the decade he spent
as Poet Laureate, promoting and ensuring the central place of
poetry in a nation's character. Along the way, we hear about the
risks and sacrifices involved, as well as the difficulties of
sustaining a commitment to writing within a helix of other
obligations. We see in close-up the significance of Motion's
formative relationship with W. H. Auden and his subsequent
friendship with Philip Larkin. And during his time as Laureate, we
witness memorable encounters with Royalty and Prime Ministers, and
discover the costs and complications that accompany such a
high-profile role. By turns moving and humorous, this is the
intimate story of a rare poetic life. And it proves Motion's
contention that the poems we most enjoy 'are not weird visitations,
or ornaments stuck on the surface of life, but part of life's daily
bread'.
General
| Imprint: |
Faber and Faber
|
| Country of origin: |
United Kingdom |
| Release date: |
May 2023 |
| Authors: |
Andrew Motion
|
| Dimensions: |
240 x 158 x 22mm (L x W x T) |
| Format: |
Hardcover
|
| Pages: |
320 |
| Edition: |
Main |
| ISBN-13: |
978-0-571-37529-5 |
| Categories: |
Books
|
| LSN: |
0-571-37529-4 |
| Barcode: |
9780571375295 |
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