'Ice' evokes childhood memories and confronts the harsh winters of 2009 and 2010, when nature reasserted herself. It presents Clarke's major commissions as National Poet of Wales, including her poems for Haiti.
'Ice' evokes childhood memories and confronts the harsh winters of 2009 and 2010, when nature reasserted herself. It presents Clarke's major commissio...
The Welsh publishing house Gwasg Gomer published Gillian Clarke's first full collection of poems, The Sundial, in 1978. In the twenty years since then the poet has become one of the best-loved and most widely read writers of Wales, well-known for her readings, for her radio work and her workshops. Gillian Clarke is a severe critic of her own poemsCollected Poems includes all that she wishes to preserve of her work to date."
The Welsh publishing house Gwasg Gomer published Gillian Clarke's first full collection of poems, The Sundial, in 1978. In the twenty years since then...
Using water as a contemplative device, this anthology examines themes of war, womanhood, time, and the environment. Individual poems focus on a range of topicsfrom the seemingly unremarkable contents of a bottle of spring water to the more global issue of rising ocean levels. Rain, drought, flood, thirst, rivers, and oceans inspire this thought-provoking exploration of the relationship between water and language."
Using water as a contemplative device, this anthology examines themes of war, womanhood, time, and the environment. Individual poems focus on a range ...
