In the title poem, set in Rome, a chance meeting with the dying Rudolf Nureyev strikes the poet, himself a dancer, as hallucinatory. Along with the poems prompted by his mother's death, it is one of several unsettling poems in this collection. Yet a celebratory strain runs through the book, providing a counter-balance: there are poems which celebrate active life, vigorous sexuality, and the subtle steps of the tango. The result is a characteristically robust and varied collection which continues the vein of subtle dandyism for which Howell is renowned.
| ISBN: | 9780856463648 |
| Publication date: | 30th May 2003 |
| Author: | Anthony Howell |
| Publisher: | Anvil Press Poetry an imprint of Carcanet Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 144 pages |
| Genres: |
Poetry by individual poets |
In the title poem, set in Rome, a chance meeting with the dying Rudolf Nureyev strikes the poet, himself a dancer, as hallucinatory. Along with the poems prompted by his mother's death, it is one of several unsettling poems in this collection. Yet a celebratory strain runs through the book, providing a counter-balance: there are poems which celebrate active life, vigorous sexuality, and the subtle steps of the tango. The result is a characteristically robust and varied collection which continues the vein of subtle dandyism for which Howell is renowned.
Dancers in Daylight features in the following genres: Poetry by individual poets
Dancers in Daylight is available in Paperback
Dancers in Daylight was written by Anthony Howell and published by Anvil Press Poetry an imprint of Carcanet Press
Dancers in Daylight has 144 pages