Wordsworth's 'meanest flower that blows' suggested to him 'thoughts that do often lie too deep for tears'. The lyrics, elegies, songs and ghazals in Mimi Khalvati's new book pay attention to things the imagination generally disregards, an attention that is concentrated, intense and unapologetically Romantic. Hers is the true voice of feeling, undeflected by irony or self-deprecation.
There is rapture in these poems as well as a tragic sense: nature, childhood, motherhood and family relationships all have a double valency, a give and take, to which Khalvati witnesses with a feeling sharpened by love and grief.
| ISBN: | 9781857548686 |
| Publication date: | 26th July 2007 |
| Author: | Mimi Khalvati |
| Publisher: | Carcanet Poetry an imprint of Carcanet Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 83 pages |
| Series: | Poetry Book Society Recommendation |
| Genres: |
Poetry by individual poets |
Wordsworth's 'meanest flower that blows' suggested to him 'thoughts that do often lie too deep for tears'. The lyrics, elegies, songs and ghazals in Mimi Khalvati's new book pay attention to things the imagination generally disregards, an attention that is concentrated, intense and unapologetically Romantic.
The Meanest Flower features in the following genres: Poetry by individual poets
Paperback. £8.96, down from the £9.95 cover price. In Stock.
The Meanest Flower was written by Mimi Khalvati and published by Carcanet Poetry an imprint of Carcanet Press
The Meanest Flower has 83 pages
Yes it is part of Poetry Book Society Recommendation series
£8.96, reduced from £9.95. In Stock.