Fire Stations (Paperback)

A.B. Jackson

ISBN 10: 0856463639 / ISBN 13: 9780856463631

Published by Carcanet Press Ltd, Manchester, 2003

About this Item

Paperback. Awarded the Forward Prize Best First Collection 2003 One of ten poets chosen for 'Anvil New Poets 3' (2001), A.B. Jackson was singled out by John Greening in "Poetry Review" for his 'demanding and ambitious work: direct, sharp in manner, with an intellectual edge, a valedictory quality'. "Fire Stations" is his first collection. An award-winning collection from one of ten poets chosen for 'Anvil New Poets 3' (2001). Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Fire Stations (Paperback)
• Publisher: Carcanet Press Ltd, Manchester
• Publication Date: 2003
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0856463639
• ISBN 13: 9780856463631
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: new

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Synopsis

Awarded the Forward Prize Best First Collection 2003

 

One of ten poets chosen for Anvil New Poets 3 (2001), A.B. Jackson was singled out by John Greening in Poetry Review for his 'demanding and ambitious work: direct, sharp in manner, with an intellectual edge, a valedictory quality.' Fire Stations is his first collection.

 

Born in Glasgow in 1965, Andrew Buchanan Jackson grew up in Bramhall, Cheshire, later receiving his secondary education in Cupar, Fife. He studied English Literature at Edinburgh University and now works in Glasgow.

About the Author

Born in Glasgow, Scotland, in 1965, Andrew Buchanan Jackson completed a postgraduate MSc degree in 2000, and now works at the Glasgow College of Building and Printing.