*WINNER OF THE FENTON ALDEBURGH FIRST COLLECTION PRIZE 2014*
*SHORTLISTED FOR THE T.S. ELIOT PRIZE 2013*
*SHORTLISTED FOR THE COSTA POETRY AWARD 2013*
The much-anticipated debut collection from award-winning poet and rising star, Helen Mort
*SHORTLISTED FOR THE T.S ELIOT PRIZE AND COSTA POETRY AWARD 2013*
'A stone is lobbed in '84,
hangs like a star over Orgreave.
Welcome to Sheffield. Border-land,
our town of miracles...'
- 'Scab'
From the clash between striking miners and police to the delicate conflicts in personal relationships, Helen Mort's stunning debut is marked by distance and division. Named for a street in Sheffield, this is a collection that cherishes specificity- the particularity of names; the reflections the world throws back at us; the precise moment of a realisation. Distinctive and assured, these poems show us how, at the site of conflict, a moment of reconciliation can be born.
Product code: 9780701186845
| ISBN |
9780701186845 |
| Dimensions (HxWxD in mm) |
H216xW135xS7 |
| No. Of Pages |
80 |
| Publisher |
Vintage Publishing |