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The Poetry of Sex (Paperback)
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The Poetry of Sex (Paperback)
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Loot Price R272
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The Poetry of Sex - a raucous, highly enjoyable anthology by
acclaimed poet Sophie Hannah We've been at it all summer, from the
Canadian border to the edge of Mexico . . . Romance and poetry seem
to go hand in hand but - implicit, explicit, nuanced or starkly
frank - sex itself has long been a staple subject for poets. In
fact a great deal of erotic poetry rejects the distinction. It's
hard to imagine a more fruitful subject for poets than sex, in all
its glorious manifestations: from desire and hope, through
disappointment and confusion, to conclusion and consequence. And
little has changed over the centuries, as Sophie Hannah's anthology
vividly demonstrates, from Catullus pleading with Lesbos to Walt
Whitman singing the body electric. Moods and attitudes may vary but
the drive persists as does the desire to write about it. Sophie
Hannah's selection ranges from ancient Rome to modern New York,
from gay to straight, but her principle has been to go low on the
sugar and high on the excitement. The result is a raucous, highly
enjoyable anthology. From Shakespeare to Carol Ann Duffy, this book
is essential reading for poetry lovers and romantics everywhere. It
is a perfect counterpart to the The New Penguin Book of Love Poetry
and a wonderful companion to Sophie Hannah's own Selected Poems.
'Sophie Hannah is among the best at comprehending in rhyming verse
the indignity of having a body and the nobility of having a heart'
Guardian 'A shrewd and accurate observer of the world around her,
and of her own life, she is often very funny' The Oldie 'The
brightest young star in British poetry' Independent Sophie Hannah
has published five collections of poetry. Her fifth Pessimism for
Beginners was shortlisted for the T.S. Eliot Award in 2007. Her
Selected Poems is published by Penguin (revised edition, 2013). She
is also the writer of bestselling psychological crime fiction, most
recently The Carrier. Her novels have been translated into 24
languages. Born in Manchester, she now lives in Cambridge with her
husband and children, and is a Fellow Commoner of Lucy Cavendish
College.
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