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From the former Poet Laureate, a remarkable contemplation of departure and return.
Andrew Motion's new collection gives a moving account of the friction and interplay between past and present.
From the former Poet Laureate, a remarkable contemplation of departure and return, and remembering other selves and people now out of reach
From the former Poet Laureate, a remarkable contemplation of departure and return.
Andrew Motion's new collection gives a moving account of the friction and interplay between past and present. In the opening elegies for friends and former versions of the self, and in the long title sequence which completes the book, he explores the ways in which regrets compete with hope, and the appetite for life is always a prey to hard facts of mortality.
The energy and reach of these poems open a new chapter in Motion's writing, remaining true to the elegiac subjects which have always been his main concern, while adding new depths of pathos and resonance.
Book Details
INFORMATION
ISBN: 9780571395972
Publisher: Faber & Faber
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 26 March 2026
Country: United Kingdom
Imprint: Faber & Faber
Edition: Main
Audience: General / adult
DIMENSIONS
Width: 129.0mm
Height: 198.0mm
Weight: 250g
Pages: 120
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About the Author
Andrew Motion was Poet Laureate from 1999 to 2009, and is co-founder of the online Poetry Archive. He has written acclaimed biographies of Philip Larkin and John Keats. He lives in Baltimore.
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