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Keepsache: Selected Poems, a Companion to Else Here
Poetry. His is a consistent preoccupation with language, its soundedness, appearance on the page, and what it can get up to in the guise of poems. Many of his poems rigorously question political language, asks is this precise, is this truthful? His poetry, whose cadences echo Elizabethan poetry and the wit of Frank O'Hara shows what occurs when language becomes crystal clear.

"Your gift is so constant in lyrical delicacy that its vulnerability to chill is an exact index of damage and of how far a music will reach."—J.H.Prynne

"His intelligence, courtesy and care for writing in English have made him a key figure in English poetry over recent decades."—Peter Hughes
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Keepsache: Selected Poems, a Companion to Else Here
Poetry. His is a consistent preoccupation with language, its soundedness, appearance on the page, and what it can get up to in the guise of poems. Many of his poems rigorously question political language, asks is this precise, is this truthful? His poetry, whose cadences echo Elizabethan poetry and the wit of Frank O'Hara shows what occurs when language becomes crystal clear.

"Your gift is so constant in lyrical delicacy that its vulnerability to chill is an exact index of damage and of how far a music will reach."—J.H.Prynne

"His intelligence, courtesy and care for writing in English have made him a key figure in English poetry over recent decades."—Peter Hughes
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Keepsache: Selected Poems, a Companion to Else Here

Keepsache: Selected Poems, a Companion to Else Here

by John Hall
Keepsache: Selected Poems, a Companion to Else Here

Keepsache: Selected Poems, a Companion to Else Here

by John Hall

Overview

Poetry. His is a consistent preoccupation with language, its soundedness, appearance on the page, and what it can get up to in the guise of poems. Many of his poems rigorously question political language, asks is this precise, is this truthful? His poetry, whose cadences echo Elizabethan poetry and the wit of Frank O'Hara shows what occurs when language becomes crystal clear.

"Your gift is so constant in lyrical delicacy that its vulnerability to chill is an exact index of damage and of how far a music will reach."—J.H.Prynne

"His intelligence, courtesy and care for writing in English have made him a key figure in English poetry over recent decades."—Peter Hughes

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781901538847
Publisher: etruscan books
Publication date: 01/01/2014
Pages: 96
Product dimensions: 6.00(w) x 1.25(h) x 9.00(d)

About the Author

John Hall is a visual writer, poet, and influential teacher. Born in 1945 in the country now called Zambia, Hall moved to England in 1958, where he has lived ever since, mostly in Devon. His work was first published in The English Intelligencer, by Ferry and Grosseteste. His influence was acknowledged by Iain Sinclair in Conductors of Chaos, and early prose published in Denise Riley's Poets on Writing. John Hall's books include Days, Keepsache, ELSE HERE (etruscan books, 1999), and Apricot Pages.
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