#40 sonnets

Andrew Wyeth. Crescent Moon.1979 :: [Mihail Dvoeglazov]

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“Now I feel nothing but her stream away the way she does, dead slow and fast as light like a galaxy that leaves behind one spark too low and dull to catch her silent drift; though somewhere out there in my turning dark they know each sunrise falling like a lift and white curve of her arm gone from the night.”

40 Sonnets by Don Paterson

I was given the book, 40 Sonnets by Don Paterson as a birthday gift by a friend. I enjoy the form of the sonnet and this modern collection is exquisite. Don Paterson is regarded as one of the most skilled formal poets writing in English today. He has won an

intimidating array of Forward Prizes including T.S. Eliot Prizes, Fabers and Whitbreads. 40 Sonnets (2015) is his latest work.

All but one of…

Later today the Costa Book of the Year will be revealed. The five categoy winners are : 

A god in ruins - Kate Atkinson (Novel Award Winner) check the library : http://tinyurl.com/h7gecf4

The Loney - Andrew Michael Hurley (First Novel Award Winner) check the library : http://tinyurl.com/z4zg9g4

The invention of nature - Andrea Wulf (Biography Award Winner) check the library : http://tinyurl.com/jaysxtu

40 Sonnets - Don Paterson (Poetry Award Winner)