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.
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Poem entitled How to Make a Woman out of Water reviewed by Frieda Hughes on the Times website, 18 February 2008
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Creators:
Bennett, C.
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
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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