The Forward Book of Poetry 2017

The Forward Book of Poetry 2017

by Alice Oswald (Contributor), Denise Riley (Contributor), Alice Oswald (Contributor), Denise Riley (Contributor), Forward Various (Author), Vahni Capildeo (Contributor), Melissa Lee-Houghton (Contributor), Ian Duhig (Contributor)

Synopsis

The Forward Book of Poetry 2017 showcases the best contemporary poems published in the British Isles over the year, including the winners of 2016's Forward Prizes for Poetry. This anthology, for seasoned poetry lovers and new readers alike, is the 25th in a series that offers an invaluable annual overview of the current state of poetry. If you buy only one anthology a year, this is it. With a foreword by Malika Booker, who chairs the 2016 Forward Prizes jury.

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Format: Paperback
Pages: 176
Edition: Main
Publisher: Faber & Faber
Published: 15 Sep 2016

ISBN 10: 0571330800
ISBN 13: 9780571330805
Book Overview: The best of contemporary poetry published in the British Isles over 2016

Author Bio
Alice Oswald lives in Devon and is married with three children. Dart, her second collection, won the T. S. Eliot Prize in 2002. Her third collection, Woods etc, was a Poetry Book Society Choice and was shortlisted for the Forward Prize for Best Collection and the T. S. Eliot Prize. A Sleepwalk on the Severn appeared in 2009, as did Weeds and Wild Flowers, her collaboration with the artist Jessica Greenman.