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"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.

Details

  • ISBN-13: 9781780372907
  • ISBN-10: 1780372906
  • Publisher: Bloodaxe Books
  • Publish Date: June 2016
  • Dimensions: 8.4 x 5.4 x 0.4 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 0.3 pounds
  • Page Count: 64

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