Crowther writes about this world, this country and this era with such accuracy and honesty you find yourself wrapped up in the mystic and otherly vision without question. For me the work sits with the Modernists in its uncompromising ambition, commitment to experiment and dignity of focus, but her voice is consistently contemporary, poised and original. There is always a fascinating psychological turn, an insight unearthed via science or history or theology. A Selected should always be a 'greatest hits' of sorts, but it's rare to read a curation of such powerful coherence, drawing poems from the last fifteen years into a gathering momentum. Curious, beautiful and melancholy; a celebration of her work so far and the best starting point for new readers. -Luke Kennard See more
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Weight: 220g
Dimensions: 152 x 229mm
Publication Date: 04 Oct 2024
Publisher: Shearsman Books
Publication City/Country: United Kingdom
Language: English
ISBN13: 9781848619388
About Claire Crowther
Claire Crowther's poems and reviews have appeared in journals including London Review of Books Long Poem New Statesman PN Review Poetry Review Poetry Wales Shearsman The Times Literary Supplement and also online at Blackbox Manifold Molly Bloom Qualm. Her poems have been widely anthologised including in The Best British Poetry 2013 (Salt 2013) and The Best British Poetry 2015 (Salt 2015). She has published five pamphlets and five full collections and was shortlisted for the Aldeburgh Best First Collection prize.As an undergraduate at Manchester University she won the Shakespeare Scholarship and the George Gissing Memorial Prize in English Literature. She was awarded a bursary by Kingston University to complete her second book.Claire Crowther was poet in residence at the Royal Mint Museum during 2014-2015. Her resulting pamphlet Bare George was published in June 2016. Claire is Deputy Editor and Reviews Editor at Long Poem Magazine.