sirinrob Posted October 29, 2009 Share Posted October 29, 2009 (edited) About a month ago, I went into my local Works shop and spied a volume of 20th Century of Poetry. One poet really caught my eye, Thomas Kinsella. The 2 poems presented in the volume spoke to me. Since then I have unsuccessfully asked in Borders and Watersones for any of his collections - seems with them if its not YA forget it. Tracked down a collection evetually from amazon.co.uk that fitted the bill - it covers his output from 1956 -2006, albeit selectively as he is prolific! The poems in this volume range from intensely lyrical through social comment to political satire. As a sample here is 'Leaf Eater' On a shrub in the heart of the garden, On an outer leaf, a grub twists Half its body, a tendril, This way and that in blind Space: no leaf or twig Anywhere in reach; then gropes Back on itself and begins To eat its own leaf. This one of the poems that attracted me to Kinsella. I havn't read all the poems in the collection , but feel sure many happy hours of exploring. Edited October 29, 2009 by sirinrob Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
poppy Posted October 30, 2009 Share Posted October 30, 2009 I like that too sirinrob Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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