Cusp: Recollections of Poetry in Transition - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1848612508 ISBN 13: 9781848612501

Publisher: Shearsman Books, 2012

Synopsis

"This book is probably best described as a collective autobiography. With few exceptions the contributing poets write about their origins and influences and how they became involved in poetry. My main objective is to present the spirit of a brief era which, in retrospect, was exceptional in its momentum towards the democratisation and dissemination of poetry. The era or "cusp" I'm concentrating on is between World War II and the advent of the World Wide Web. Already extraordinary in its social, political and cultural upheaval, it seems even more heightened when set against the technological transformation which has since been unleashed."-from Geraldine Monk's introduction to this volume

About this title

About the Author

Geraldine Monk is a Lancastrian who lives in Yorkshire. Her book Interregnum (Creation Books 1995) centred around East Lancashire and the Pendle witches, her book Escafeld Hangings (West House Books 2005) centred around South Yorkshire and Mary Queen of Scots. Her latest book Lobe Scarps & Finials (Leafe Press 2011) centres around the moon and raccoons.

Edition details

• Publisher: Shearsman Books
• Publication date: 2012
• ISBN 10: 1848612508
• ISBN 13: 9781848612501
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Number of pages: 256
• Editor: Monk Geraldine