When Edward Thomas died at Arras in 1917 few people thought of him as a poet. Yet in the two years before his death, after a lifetime writing prose, Thomas wrote some of the most enduring poems of his day: poems of war, nature, friendship, despair and exultation. Andrew Motion's pioneering study of Thomas' life and achievement is scholarly yet utterly absorbing, combining an account of his struggles as a writer with perceptive readings of individual poems. Andrew Motion's books include a biography, The Lamberts, George, Constant and Kil, and several prize-winning collections of poetry, the most recent of which is Love in a Life. He is currently writing the authorized biography of Philip Larkin.
| ISBN: | 9780701185602 |
| Publication date: | 18th May 2010 |
| Author: | Andrew Motion |
| Publisher: | Hogarth an imprint of Vintage Publishing |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 193 pages |
| Genres: |
Poetry by individual poets |