The Months is a book of poems about time - not only the attritions of time, its ageings, conflicts and illnesses, but also, and more importantly, the kind of time the French philosopher Bergson called 'duration', a human time that speeds up or slows, expands and contracts, measured by perceptual rather than scientific laws. At the centre of the collection, the long title-poem interweaves material from two pregnancies spanning two generations: these months open themselves up to insecurities and dreams, culture, myths, everyday realities and moments of fear or delight.
The two births that end this compelling narrative take the book in a new direction, to a time and place where it is possible to stand still and watch a saucepan drying on a draining-board or cycle round a mountainous island at age sixty, laugh at oneself, or even begin again.
| ISBN: | 9781780372907 |
| Publication date: | 23rd June 2016 |
| Author: | Susan Wicks |
| Publisher: | Bloodaxe Books an imprint of Bloodaxe Books Ltd |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 77 pages |
| Genres: |
Poetry by individual poets |
The Months is a book of poems about time - not only the attritions of time, its ageings, conflicts and illnesses, but also, and more importantly, the kind of time the French philosopher Bergson called 'duration', a human time that speeds up or slows, expands and contracts, measured by perceptual rather than scientific laws. At the centre of the collection, the long title-poem interweaves material from two pregnancies spanning two generations: these months open themselves up to insecurities and dreams, culture, myths, everyday realities and moments of fear or delight.
The Months features in the following genres: Poetry by individual poets
Paperback. £8.96, down from the £9.95 cover price. Print on Demand / Special Order.
The Months was written by Susan Wicks and published by Bloodaxe Books an imprint of Bloodaxe Books Ltd
The Months has 77 pages
£8.96, reduced from £9.95. Print on Demand / Special Order.