{"product_id":"collected-later-poems-david-wevill-9781848618169","title":"Collected Later Poems","description":"David Wevill's work slowly fell from view in Britain, and indeed the USA, after the publication of 1973's \u003cem\u003eWhere the Arrow Falls\u003c\/em\u003e, although a number of collections appeared in his native Canada: \u003cem\u003eOther Names for the Heart\u003c\/em\u003e (1985), \u003cem\u003eFigure of Eight \u003c\/em\u003e(1987), \u003cem\u003eChild Eating Snow\u003c\/em\u003e (1994), \u003cem\u003eSolo With Grazing Deer\u003c\/em\u003e (2001) and \u003cem\u003eAsterisks\u003c\/em\u003e (2007) were all published in Toronto. The newly-published work in those volumes is all gathered here, together with some uncollected poems.\u003cbr\u003e\"Wevill has attempted to bring to his work the best of many different poetries: the terseness of Spanish language poets such as Lorca, Neruda, Machado and Paz; the meditative depth and strength of spirit found in Central and East European verse; the violent, often surreal perceptions of his British contemporaries; and the sharp, vibrant images that span the gap between life and death that link him to the essential canon of Canadian poetry.\" -from the cover of \u003cem\u003eOther Names for the Heart\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Among the poets of Atlantis - those who belong to both the Old World and the New, I have always thought of David Wevill as one of the finest in our time.\" - Nathaniel Tarn\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e David Wevill\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1848618166\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781848618169\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Shearsman Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/06\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 410\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.32lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.91d","brand":"David Wevill","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44074935714047,"sku":"9781848618169","price":30.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_74a2e3be-1957-49e6-ad50-c4177c3da590.jpg?v=1685456640","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/collected-later-poems-david-wevill-9781848618169","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}