The Manhattan Review. Scientist of the Strange. An Interview with British poet Peter Redgrove. Inscribed by he Poet

Redgrove, Peter

Published by The Manhattan Review, New York

New York. The Manhattan Review. 1983. Soft covers. Demy 8vo 8¾" x 5½" approx. 66 pp. Blackand white photo to the front cover by Lynn Saville 'Broadway and Houston'. Photograph of the poet to the recto of the frontispiece. Inscribed by the poet on the front cover and dated December 1983. Vol 3 No1. Some minor marks to the covers but in very good plus condition. Contributors shown in the images. Interview with the poet by Philip Fried.

"Scientist of the Strange" refers to a 1983 interview with poet Peter Redgrove conducted by Philip Fried in The Manhattan Review (Vol. 3, No. 1). The interview explores Redgrove's shift from traditional science to a poetry rooted in wonder, exploring "special textures" and "the sense of wonder".
Context: The interview discusses Redgrove's background as a Cambridge scientist and his subsequent disillusionment with "university sausage-machine" science.
Theme: Redgrove discusses the integration of sensory experience, art, and lovemaking into his work.
Publication: The Manhattan Review is a literary magazine, and this specific issue features the interview along with various poems.

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Bibliographic Details

Title: The Manhattan Review. Scientist of the ...
Publisher: The Manhattan Review, New York
Binding: Soft cover
Condition: Very Good
Signed: Inscribed by Author(s)