The River

The textured language, vivid imagery and musical rhythms of Jane Clarke's debut collection convey a distinctive voice and vision. With lyrical grace these poems contemplate shadow and sorrow as well as creativity and connection. The threat of loss is never far away but neither is delight in the natural world and what it offers. Rooted in rural life, this poet of poignant observation achieves restraint and containment while communicating intense emotions. The rivers that flow through the collection evoke the inevitability of change and our need to find again and again how to go on. Shortlisted for the RSL Ondaatje Prize 2016.

Author: Jane Clarke
Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: Bloodaxe Books
Published: 06/25/2015
Pages: 64
Weight: 0.25lbs
Size: 8.40h x 5.40w x 0.20d
ISBN: 9781780372532