THE MUSIC OF TIME

Though we might not realise it, our collective memory of the twentieth century was defined by the poets who lived and wrote in it. A t every significant turning point we find them, pen in hand, fingers poised at the typewriter, ready to distil the essence of the mo ment, from the muddy wastes of the Western front to the vast reckoning that came with the end of empire.This is the first and only h istory of twentieth century poetry, by the acclaimed poet, author and academic John Burnside. Bringing together poets from times and places ...[Read more]