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The Faber Book of Vernacular Verse

The Faber Book of Vernacular Verse

by TomPaulin (Editor)

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    Paperback 1994

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Synopsis

Mixing poems by known authors with anonymous material - work songs and street cries, nursery jingles, graffiti, lyrics of suffering and celebration, charms and chants - Tom Paulin's anthology speaks for an alternative tradition, one that nimbly and defiantly opposes the 'Parnassian official order' which still dominates our culture.

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Format: Paperback
 Pages: 430
 Edition: Main
 Publisher: Faber
Published: 10 Jan 1994
ISBN 10: 0571170609
ISBN 13: 9780571170609
Book Overview: The Faber book of Vernacular Verse, edited by Tom Paulin, speaks for an alternative tradition - one that finds its outlet in work songs and street cries, nursery jingles, graffiti, lyrics of suffering or celebration, charms and chants, and far more fascinating and neglected poetry.

Author Bio
Tom Paulin was born in Leeds in 1949 but grew up in Belfast, and was educated at the universities of Hull and Oxford. He has published nine collections of poetry, of which the most recent is Love's Bonfire (2012), as well as several critical works including The Day-Star of Liberty: William Hazlitt's Radical Style (1998) and Crusoe's Secret: The Aesthetics of Dissent (2005).