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Armistice: A Laureate's Choice of Poems of War and Peace
Paperback / softback
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Armistice: A Laureate's Choice of Poems of War and Peace
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Authors and Contributors |
By (author) Carol Ann Duffy
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Physical Properties |
Format:Paperback / softback | Pages:192 | Dimensions(mm): Height 196,Width 128 |
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Category/Genre | Poetry anthologies |
ISBN/Barcode |
9780571347087
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Classifications | Dewey:808.8193581 |
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Publishing Details |
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Faber & Faber
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Imprint |
Faber & Faber
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Publication Date |
3 October 2019 |
Publication Country |
United Kingdom
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Description
The Armistice of 1918 brought ceasefire to the war on the Western Front, but 'the Great War' would not as hoped be 'the war to end all wars'. In this affecting selection, British Poet Laureate, Carol Ann Duffy, guides us deep into the act and root of 'armistice': its stoppage or 'stand' of arms, its search for truce and ceasefire. In 100 poems, our most cherished poets of the Great War speak alongside those from other conflicts and cultures, so that we hear some of the lesser-heard voices of war, including wives, families, those left behind. These poems of war and peace memorialise the horror and the tragedy of conflict. At the same time, in armistice, they become a record of renewal and a testimony to hope.
Author Biography
Carol Ann Duffy won the 1993 Whitbread Award for Poetry and the Forward Prize for Best Collection for Mean Time. The World's Wife received the E. M. Forster Award in America, while Rapture won the T. S. Eliot Prize 2005. She is Professor of Contemporary Poetry at Manchester Metropolitan University. Her most recent volumes are New and Collected Poems for Children (2009) and The Bees (2011), which won the Costa Poetry Award. Her Collected Poems was published in 2015. She is British Poet Laureate.
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