Are We Not Drawn ... - Softcover

Philpott, Peter

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1848610246 ISBN 13: 9781848610248

Publisher: Shearsman Books, 2009

Synopsis

"Are We Not Drawn..." takes off from a palindrome quoted in Anne Michael's novel, "Fugitive Pieces": 'Are we not drawn onward, we few, drawn onward to new era?' Drawn onward; but trapped in repetition and mirroring. The mirrors are now fractured: each line breaks under the strain, as voices and images pour in. Verbal repetitions, starting with the words of the palindrome, give some sorts of paths through, continually evolving and shifting. It is a work of naive realism, then, capable of recording how gardenias, Inca mummies and the iron mines of West Somerset determine our days. Just listen to what you are being told...

About this title

About the Author

Peter Philpott was born in Martock, Somerset in 1949, later moving to Minehead, Somerset. He was educated at the University of Keele, and subsequently resident in Bishops Stortford, Hertfordshire, almost programatically midway between Cambridge & London. Occupation: retired teacher of English, later Media, at a local FE College (also film at University of Westminster). Married, two children etc etc. Ran Great Works Editions, producing a magazine, books & pamphlets, initially with Bill Symondson, through 1970s to beginning of the 1980s; performed as part of The Playground late mid-1980s; revived Great Works as a website in 2001.

Edition details

• Publisher: Shearsman Books
• Publication date: 2009
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1848610246
• ISBN 13: 9781848610248
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 112