Bennett, C. (2007) How to Make a Woman out of Water. London: Enitharmon Press. 9781904634423.
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| Abstract: | The title poem of Charles Bennett's new collection, his first since the highly-acclaimed Wintergreen is full of sensual magic and supple music. It is charged with power and grace, yet lightened by a wry sense of humor. It is lithe and strongly flowing as water itself, and gives a pure pulse of clarity and drive that runs like an undercurrent through the whole collection. Beguilingly simple and approachable, these poems speak with the fluid voice of water. Vivid explorations of water's depth, linked to the dark release of deep sleep, culminate in the collection's central sequence: when one of a pair of lovers falls asleep on a beach, the other muses on the seascape, on lives that flourish on the littoral and the nature of love itself. |
| Additional Information: | Poem entitled How to Make a Woman out of Water reviewed by Frieda Hughes on the Times website, 18 February 2008 |
| Subjects: |
P Language and Literature > PR English literature > PR6100 2001- P Language and Literature > PR English literature > PR500 Poetry |
| Creators: | Bennett, Charles |
| Publisher: | Enitharmon Press |
| Faculties, Divisions and Institutes: |
University Faculties, Divisions and Research Centres - OLD > Faculty of Education & Humanities > English and Creative Writing University Faculties, Divisions and Research Centres - OLD > Research Centre > Centre for Critical and Creative Writing Faculties > Faculty of Education & Humanities > English and Creative Writing Research Centres > Centre for Critical and Creative Writing |
| Date: | May 2007 |
| Date Type: | Publication |
| Place of Publication: | London |
| Number of Pages: | 56 |
| Language: | English |
| ISBN: | 9781904634423 |
| Status: | Published / Disseminated |
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| URI: | http://nectar.northampton.ac.uk/id/eprint/212 |
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