by Fiona Sampson (Author)
'Rough music' is the old English name for a custom of public scapegoating. This is a book full of disturbing musical echoes, in which brilliant renewals of carol, charm, folksong and ballad explore themes of violence, loss and belonging. Fiona Sampson's characteristic lyric intensity deftly fuses metaphysics and politics with the vernacular of daily life.
Format: Paperback
Pages: 64
Publisher: Carcanet Press Ltd
Published: 28 May 2010
ISBN 10: 1847770452
ISBN 13: 9781847770455
Prizes: Shortlisted for T S Eliot Prize 2010 and Forward Poetry Prize for Best Collection 2010.