Contraflow

An Anthology: Lines of Englishness 1922–2022

Format: Paperback
£14.99

Poets have grappled with the vexed question of what constitutes Englishness since time immemorial, and the poetry of the past century has seen perhaps some of the biggest evolutions in national identity.Contraflow takes a completely new approach to the subject of Englishness, and in this stimulating and entertaining anthology two poetic currents flow against each other, so that different decades merge, well-known stanzas brushing shoulders with more neglected verse. What emerges is an extraordinary mosaic of poetic responses to English history, culture and landscape – satirical, visionary, lyrical, comic, political, meditative – yet one which offers a recognisable picture of a land both united and divided through a hundred years. A Guardian and Sunday Times poetry book of the year
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Year Published:
2023
Country of Publication:
United Kingdom
Format:
Paperback
Editors:
Greening, John|Gardner, Kevin
ISBN:
9781804470374
Number of Pages:
344
Publication Date:
30/08/2023
Publisher:
Renard Press Ltd
Language:
English
SKU:
9781804470374

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