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Radical revisions, mistranslations and multilingual dealings: in Starlight, John Tranter destroys and rebuilds works by poets including Baudelaire, Mallarmé, Ashbery and T.S. Eliot. The back story of modern poetry is vigorously interrogated, though the narratives are contemporary and the action takes place in the arena of the here and now. The atmosphere crackles with colloquial energy and the dialogue undercuts itself with a dry wit. Tranter's restless craft is evident in the service of a complex and free-ranging style in this brilliantly playful collection.
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Starlight: 150 poems (Paperback)
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Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. An outstanding new collection from one of Australia's most respected poetsWith a celebrated fifty-year writing career behind him, John Tranter brings to Starlight the sophistication and ease of that experience, as well as enormous energy and exuberance. After the outstanding success of his latest book, Urban Myths, one of the most awarded books of Australian poetry, these new, vital poems continue to explore poetry's possibilities. Reading the collection is like entering a room abuzz with conversation. Part of the book's project is to displace the authorial ego, and translation, mask and disguise are employed to this end, with Tranter re-imagining work by T.S Eliot, Baudelaire and Ashbery in extraordinary and original ways. Tranter's skills as ventriloquist and his ear for the quirks of expression create brilliantly-realised voices of imagined speakers.John Tranter applies his lacerating wit to ideas of authorship, egotism and poetry wars in this completely engaging and must-have new book. With a celebrated fifty-year writing career behind him, John Tranter brings to Starlight the sophistication and ease of that experience, as well as enormous energy and exuberance. These new, vital poems continue to explore poetry's possibilities. Tranter applies his lacerating wit to ideas of authorship, egotism and poetry wars. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability. Seller Inventory # 9780702238451
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Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. An outstanding new collection from one of Australia's most respected poetsWith a celebrated fifty-year writing career behind him, John Tranter brings to Starlight the sophistication and ease of that experience, as well as enormous energy and exuberance. After the outstanding success of his latest book, Urban Myths, one of the most awarded books of Australian poetry, these new, vital poems continue to explore poetry's possibilities. Reading the collection is like entering a room abuzz with conversation. Part of the book's project is to displace the authorial ego, and translation, mask and disguise are employed to this end, with Tranter re-imagining work by T.S Eliot, Baudelaire and Ashbery in extraordinary and original ways. Tranter's skills as ventriloquist and his ear for the quirks of expression create brilliantly-realised voices of imagined speakers.John Tranter applies his lacerating wit to ideas of authorship, egotism and poetry wars in this completely engaging and must-have new book. With a celebrated fifty-year writing career behind him, John Tranter brings to Starlight the sophistication and ease of that experience, as well as enormous energy and exuberance. These new, vital poems continue to explore poetry's possibilities. Tranter applies his lacerating wit to ideas of authorship, egotism and poetry wars. Shipping may be from our Sydney, NSW warehouse or from our UK or US warehouse, depending on stock availability. Seller Inventory # 9780702238451
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Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. An outstanding new collection from one of Australia's most respected poetsWith a celebrated fifty-year writing career behind him, John Tranter brings to Starlight the sophistication and ease of that experience, as well as enormous energy and exuberance. After the outstanding success of his latest book, Urban Myths, one of the most awarded books of Australian poetry, these new, vital poems continue to explore poetry's possibilities. Reading the collection is like entering a room abuzz with conversation. Part of the book's project is to displace the authorial ego, and translation, mask and disguise are employed to this end, with Tranter re-imagining work by T.S Eliot, Baudelaire and Ashbery in extraordinary and original ways. Tranter's skills as ventriloquist and his ear for the quirks of expression create brilliantly-realised voices of imagined speakers.John Tranter applies his lacerating wit to ideas of authorship, egotism and poetry wars in this completely engaging and must-have new book. With a celebrated fifty-year writing career behind him, John Tranter brings to Starlight the sophistication and ease of that experience, as well as enormous energy and exuberance. These new, vital poems continue to explore poetry's possibilities. Tranter applies his lacerating wit to ideas of authorship, egotism and poetry wars. Shipping may be from our UK warehouse or from our Australian or US warehouses, depending on stock availability. Seller Inventory # 9780702238451
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