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casparb's review against another edition
pfffff I feel it's probably hard to love SA's work though he seems a pleasant chap overall w/ vague monarchist hue of laureatism aside. I enjoyed this collection more than I'd anticipated though much of it is smear there were stand outs which were Actually Stand Outs - meaning I liked them. At Sea and Speaking Terms really shone ! I was very pleased
words being what they are
we wouldn't want to lose the only sense
we can share in: silence.
I could say the clouds
are the action of or day
stopped here to evidence
the last four hundred miles
like a mobile, hardly moving.
But I ask you the time
and you tell me, in one word, precisely.
words being what they are
we wouldn't want to lose the only sense
we can share in: silence.
I could say the clouds
are the action of or day
stopped here to evidence
the last four hundred miles
like a mobile, hardly moving.
But I ask you the time
and you tell me, in one word, precisely.
kyokroon's review against another edition
1.0
I really wanted to like this poetry collection, but sadly that was not the case. This is the first time I've read Armitage's own writing, but I loved the flow and the general feel of his "Gawain and the Green Knight" translation I read a couple of years ago, which is why I hoped to enjoy his own poetry too. Sadly, most of the poems just felt flat and stilted. Armitage's voice was just not really coming through and it just really didn't work for me...
dilysgoodridge's review against another edition
2.0
Really dissappointed that I didn't like this collection as I have loved lots of his poetry that have previously read, such as 'I am very bothered' and 'Remains'. I liked a few of the poems in this collection - Poem, Gooseberry Season, Wintering Out, and Judge Chutney's Final Summary - but the majority of the poems were very disappointing.