Published by Jonathan Cape, 2009
ISBN 10: 0224090011 ISBN 13: 9780224090018
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Published by Vintage Publishing, London, 2009
ISBN 10: 0224090011 ISBN 13: 9780224090018
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Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. 'These are complex poems of darkness and radiance, miracle and desolation. And behind their answering energies, an awareness of the scintilla of grace' - Pauline StainerWhen Corpus won the Whitbread Poetry Award, the judges described it as 'an outstanding, perfectly weighted collection that inspires meditation on the nature of the soul.reading it feels like making an exciting discovery and coming back to an acknowledged classic all at once.' Michael Symmons Roberts' first book, Soft Keys, was the original and most exciting discovery of all.The poems in Soft Keys engage in a search for meaning and order in the everyday and in the extraordinary - a locust officer tracking swarms in an African desert, a hobbyist building a replica of the world out of matchsticks, a chance encounter with the French mystic Simone Weil playing video games in a Torquay arcade. Richly inventive, and written in a wide diversity of poetic forms, Soft Keys looks for those places and moments where the curtain between earth and heaven is thinnest; it was a powerful, arresting debut and the beginning of a remarkable career.As Les Murray said at the time- 'Like Nijinsky, he can leap into the air and stay there. You can reach up and feel the thump of the stage finely persisting in an ankle bone. Roberts is a poet for the new, chastened, unenforcing age of faith that has just dawned.' Collects poems that engage in a search for meaning and order in the everyday and in the extraordinary - a locust officer tracking swarms in an African desert, a hobbyist building a replica of the world out of matchsticks, and a chance encounter with the French mystic Simone Weil playing video games in a Torquay arcade. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.
Published by Jonathan Cape, 2009
ISBN 10: 0224090011 ISBN 13: 9780224090018
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Published by Jonathan Cape, 2009
ISBN 10: 0224090011 ISBN 13: 9780224090018
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Published by Vintage, 2009
ISBN 10: 0224090011 ISBN 13: 9780224090018
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Published by Jonathan Cape, 2009
ISBN 10: 0224090011 ISBN 13: 9780224090018
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Condition: New. 2009. UK ed. Paperback. Collects poems that engage in a search for meaning and order in the everyday and in the extraordinary - a locust officer tracking swarms in an African desert, a hobbyist building a replica of the world out of matchsticks, and a chance encounter with the French mystic Simone Weil playing video games in a Torquay arcade. Num Pages: 64 pages. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 132 x 7. Weight in Grams: 94. . . . . .
Published by Jonathan Cape, 2009
ISBN 10: 0224090011 ISBN 13: 9780224090018
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Condition: New. 2009. UK ed. Paperback. Collects poems that engage in a search for meaning and order in the everyday and in the extraordinary - a locust officer tracking swarms in an African desert, a hobbyist building a replica of the world out of matchsticks, and a chance encounter with the French mystic Simone Weil playing video games in a Torquay arcade. Num Pages: 64 pages. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 132 x 7. Weight in Grams: 94. . . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland.
Paperback. Condition: Very Good. Type: Book.
Published by Secker & Warburg, London, 1993
ISBN 10: 0436419882 ISBN 13: 9780436419881
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First Edition
Original Wrappers. Condition: Near Fine. No Jacket. First Edition. Near fine first printing of the author's first published collection. Very minimal shelfwear evident but no chips, tears or creases noted.
Published by Secker & Warburg,, London,, 1993
ISBN 10: 0436419882 ISBN 13: 9780436419881
First Edition Signed
Paperback. Condition: Very Good. First Paperback Edition. 8vo. pp 52. Paperback. Symmons-Roberts's poetry is written in diverse forms. Much of the subject matter is religious and philosophical, a search for meaning and order in the everyday and the extraordinary - a locust officer tracking swarms in an African desert, a hobbyist building a model of the world out of matchsticks. Signed presentation from the author the title page. ISBN: 0436419882 Light wear otherwise very good. Signedes.
Published by Vintage Publishing, London, 2009
ISBN 10: 0224090011 ISBN 13: 9780224090018
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Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. 'These are complex poems of darkness and radiance, miracle and desolation. And behind their answering energies, an awareness of the scintilla of grace' - Pauline StainerWhen Corpus won the Whitbread Poetry Award, the judges described it as 'an outstanding, perfectly weighted collection that inspires meditation on the nature of the soul.reading it feels like making an exciting discovery and coming back to an acknowledged classic all at once.' Michael Symmons Roberts' first book, Soft Keys, was the original and most exciting discovery of all.The poems in Soft Keys engage in a search for meaning and order in the everyday and in the extraordinary - a locust officer tracking swarms in an African desert, a hobbyist building a replica of the world out of matchsticks, a chance encounter with the French mystic Simone Weil playing video games in a Torquay arcade. Richly inventive, and written in a wide diversity of poetic forms, Soft Keys looks for those places and moments where the curtain between earth and heaven is thinnest; it was a powerful, arresting debut and the beginning of a remarkable career.As Les Murray said at the time- 'Like Nijinsky, he can leap into the air and stay there. You can reach up and feel the thump of the stage finely persisting in an ankle bone. Roberts is a poet for the new, chastened, unenforcing age of faith that has just dawned.' Collects poems that engage in a search for meaning and order in the everyday and in the extraordinary - a locust officer tracking swarms in an African desert, a hobbyist building a replica of the world out of matchsticks, and a chance encounter with the French mystic Simone Weil playing video games in a Torquay arcade. Shipping may be from our Sydney, NSW warehouse or from our UK or US warehouse, depending on stock availability.
Published by Vintage Publishing, London, 2009
ISBN 10: 0224090011 ISBN 13: 9780224090018
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Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. 'These are complex poems of darkness and radiance, miracle and desolation. And behind their answering energies, an awareness of the scintilla of grace' - Pauline StainerWhen Corpus won the Whitbread Poetry Award, the judges described it as 'an outstanding, perfectly weighted collection that inspires meditation on the nature of the soul.reading it feels like making an exciting discovery and coming back to an acknowledged classic all at once.' Michael Symmons Roberts' first book, Soft Keys, was the original and most exciting discovery of all.The poems in Soft Keys engage in a search for meaning and order in the everyday and in the extraordinary - a locust officer tracking swarms in an African desert, a hobbyist building a replica of the world out of matchsticks, a chance encounter with the French mystic Simone Weil playing video games in a Torquay arcade. Richly inventive, and written in a wide diversity of poetic forms, Soft Keys looks for those places and moments where the curtain between earth and heaven is thinnest; it was a powerful, arresting debut and the beginning of a remarkable career.As Les Murray said at the time- 'Like Nijinsky, he can leap into the air and stay there. You can reach up and feel the thump of the stage finely persisting in an ankle bone. Roberts is a poet for the new, chastened, unenforcing age of faith that has just dawned.' Collects poems that engage in a search for meaning and order in the everyday and in the extraordinary - a locust officer tracking swarms in an African desert, a hobbyist building a replica of the world out of matchsticks, and a chance encounter with the French mystic Simone Weil playing video games in a Torquay arcade. Shipping may be from our UK warehouse or from our Australian or US warehouses, depending on stock availability.
Published by London; Secker & Warburg;, 1993
ISBN 10: 0436419882 ISBN 13: 9780436419881
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First Edition Signed
First edition, first printing. Signed by the author to the half title page and inscribed to Peter. Near fine paperback original.
Published by London; Secker & Warburg;, 1993
ISBN 10: 0436419882 ISBN 13: 9780436419881
Seller: timkcbooks (Member of Booksellers Association), Penzance, United Kingdom
Association Member: PBFA
First Edition Signed
First edition, first printing. Signed by the author. Fine paperback original.