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Frost Fairs by John McCullough (2011, Trade Paperback)

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Frost Fairs, Paperback by McCullough, John, ISBN 1844713989, ISBN-13 9781844713981, Brand New, Free shipping in the US "The Frost Fairs" is a moving book with a global and historical reach, dealing with love in many forms from modern transatlantic relationships to hidden gay lives from the past. Formally deft yet deeply poignant, these poems use language filled with imagination and musicality in their exploration of the possibilities of the human heart.

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PublisherSalt Publishing

ISBN-101844713989

ISBN-139781844713981

eBay Product ID (ePID)211331844

Product Key Features

Book TitleFrost Fairs

Number of Pages54 Pages

LanguageEnglish

Publication Year2011

TopicGeneral, European / English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh

IllustratorYes

GenrePoetry

AuthorJohn Mccullough

FormatTrade Paperback

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Item Height0.2 in

Item Weight2.8 Oz

Item Length7.8 in

Item Width5 in

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ReviewsJohn McCullough's debut collection introduces a writer acutely aware of poetry's transformative power, its ability to question assumptions and subtly shift perspective â€¦ Sharp yet compassionate, formal yet nimble, the poems glitter with slang and modern culture while maintaining an engaging seriousness.

TitleLeadingThe

Dewey Edition22

Dewey Decimal821.92

Table Of ContentContentsSleeping HermaphroditeTalacreNight WritingReading Frank O'Hara on the Brighton ExpressThe Light of VenusMasterclassSmall, Vertical PleasuresOn Galileo's BirthdaySneakersKnown LightThe Last HangmanThe Long MileIslandsThe Floating WorldThe Other Side of WinterThe Dictionary ManGeorgie, Belladonna, SidAngels Over HatfieldThe Empress of MudThe Crystal PalaceCircumferenceMiss Fothergill Observes a SnailFoucault's SpoonsCold FusionGhostThe CurePortrait of the Young Poet as a WagtailThe Moon of MythsSeveranceSeascapeThe Disappearance of St Anthony's ChurchTroposphericDragonsThe Amazing TintinCherry TopsThe Loft FireCrepuscularMotile

SynopsisWinner of the 2012 Polari Prize "The Frost Fairs" is a moving book with a global and historical reach, dealing with love in many forms from modern transatlantic relationships to hidden gay lives from the past. Formally deft yet deeply poignant, these poems use language filled with imagination and musicality in their exploration of the possibilities of the human heart., The Frost Fairs is a moving book with a global and historical reach, dealing with love in many forms from modern transatlantic relationships to hidden gay lives from the past. Formally deft yet deeply poignant, these poems use language filled with imagination and musicality in their exploration of the possibilities of the human heart., Winner of the 2012 Polari PrizeA Book of the Year for The Independent and The Poetry SchoolHoliday Read in The ObserverThe Frost Fairs is a compassionate book with a global and historical scope, tackling science and city life from a range of surreal yet poignant angles. It explores love in many forms, from modern transatlantic relationships to hidden gay and cross-gendered lives from the past. The pieces travel from ancient Alexandria to twenty-first century bars and council estates, behind everything the vastness of the sea and sky. The array of voices here is striking: taxi drivers report their most outlandish fares and hermaphrodite statues flirt with observers; abandoned lovers watch frost fairs melting on the Thames and drag queens revel in the freedoms afforded by the Blitz.Formally deft and carefully crafted, this diverse range of poems uses language that is always musical and alive. Surprise and the uncanny are cherished as ways of returning to us the strange leaps and enduring power of our deepest yearnings. In this collection, longing and losing condition all we see and hear, making the impossible suddenly plausible. Whether exploring Brighton seascapes or questions of empire, there is always in McCullough's writing an openness to seeing the world from an alternative point of view. At once bold and haunting, The Frost Fairs opens the door to a new country in the reader's imagination in its exploration of the possibilities of the human heart.

LC Classification NumberPR6113