Jeffrey Wainwright Ordre des livres

The ninth Carcanet collection from one of the finest living English poets.

The latest collection from the author of Poetry the Basics (Routledge) explores family, mortality and the natural world by delving into memory and dreams.

How do I read a poem? This comprehensive guide demystifies the world of poetry, exploring poetic forms and traditions which can at first seem bewildering. Showing how any reader can gain more pleasure from poetry, it looks at the ways in which poetry interacts with the language we use in our everyday lives.