Synopsis
This is the first collection of poems by a Londoner who believes that poetry is `a voyage of self-discovery and amazement'. In shedding normal logic, John Digby's poetry investigates the realm of the marvellous and invents a new world for the reader. Nathaniel Tarn writes of these poems, `John Digby is a self-confessed surrealist: in England that alone is a prescription for solitude and courage. Patiently, year after year, Digby has acclimatized the language to a great and live tradition: a first book this long in the making is a triumph of vision. From the midst of a pyramid no longer very secure on its foundations, a lone eye shines out. It will float when the pyramid crumbles.'
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About the Author
John Digby was born in 1938. He left school at fifteen and spent five years as a keeper at London Zoo. Since then he has held `various positions in and around London offices'. He is a keen bird-watcher and a cricket fan.
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The Structure of Bifocal Distance
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Anvil Press Poetry, London, 1974
ISBN 10: 0856460079
ISBN 13: 9780856460074
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The structure of bifocal distance / John Digby
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London : Anvil Press Poetry : Distributed by Routledge and Kegan Paul, 1974
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ISBN 13: 9780856460074
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Seller: MW Books, New York, NY, U.S.A.
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1st edition. Signed by the author twice, and inscribed to Peter Porter. Very good paperback copy; cover slightly creased and dulled as with age. Bright and clean internally. Remains quite well-preserved overall. Physical description: 56 pages ; 22 cm. Subject: English poetry. 1 Kg. Seller Inventory # 444474
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The structure of bifocal distance / John Digby
Published by
London : Anvil Press Poetry : Distributed by Routledge and Kegan Paul, 1974
ISBN 10: 0856460079
ISBN 13: 9780856460074
Used
Softcover
First Edition
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Seller: MW Books Ltd., Galway, Ireland
Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars
1st edition. Signed by the author twice, and inscribed to Peter Porter. Very good paperback copy; cover slightly creased and dulled as with age. Bright and clean internally. Remains quite well-preserved overall. Physical description: 56 pages ; 22 cm. Subject: English poetry. 1 Kg. Seller Inventory # 444474