Fleur Adcock Libros

Fleur Adcock is one of Britain's best-known poets. Hoard is her fourth Bloodaxe collection since Poems 1960-2000, following Dragon Talk (2010), Glass Wings (2013) and The Land Ballot (2015).

Book-length sequence by one of Britain's leading poets about the life and hard times of her grandparents farming in New Zealand, her third book since Poems 1960-2000.

Conversational in style and shrewdly laconic, this collection of Fleur Adcock's poetry offers psychological insights into the deceptions of love, personal relationships and family life. schovat popis

The animal kingdom has been celebrated in literature with an enthusiasm equalled only by our insatiable curiosity about the creatures with whom we share this planet. The Oxford Book of Creatures selects from the work of naturalists, both professional and amateur, explorers, philosophers, novelists, children's writers, diarists, and, outstanding, poets. It covers many periods and countries, and includes the work of writers ranging from Aristotle to Orwell, Montaigne to Johnson, Darwin to Miriam Rothschild, Ackerley to Tanizaki, John Clare to Emily Dickinson, Lewis Carroll to E. Nesbit

Fleur Adcock, now in her mid-80s, has established herself as a significant poet in both the UK and New Zealand over six decades. Her accolades include an OBE and the Queen's Gold Medal for Poetry. Adcock's work explores themes such as identity, memory, and the complexities of human relationships, often infused with wry wit and psychological depth. Her poems reflect on childhood, nature, and the intricacies of love and family, showcasing her unique voice and keen observational skills.

Fleur Adcock is one of Britain's best-known poets. Dragon Talk is her first new book since Poems 1960-2000, for which she received the Queen's Gold Medal for Poetry in 2006.

Fleur Adcock is one of Britain's leading poets. Her second new collection since Poems 1960-2000 - which won her the Queen's Gold Medal for Poetry - has poems on insects, family and ancestors. Poetry Book Society Recommendation.

Originally published in 1956, this book presents a concise account of the Commentaries of Julius Caesar by the Cambridge classical historian Sir Frank Adcock.

Fleur Adcock is one of Britain's most accomplished poets. Published on her 90th birthday, this first complete edition of her poetry supersedes her earlier retrospective, Poems 1960-2000, with the addition of five later collections, Dragon Talk, Glass Wings, The Land Ballot, Hoard and The Mermaid's Purse, along with a gathering of 20 new poems.