Selected Poems David Harsent

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In an illustrious career, David Harsent has published eight collections of poetry, from A Violent County in 1969 to Legion, winner of the Forward Prize in 2005. This selection, made by the author himself, draws upon the full arc of his career and offers an outstanding concentration of, and introduction to, the full range and powers of this distinguished poet.

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"'Harsent has an unusual claim to notice: you begin every poem with the certain prospect of pleasure and surprise.' Martin Amis, Observer"

Author Bio

David Harsent was born in Devonshire. He has published seven collections of poetry: a Selected Poems appeared in 1989. His recent collection, A Bird's Idea of Flight, was a Poetry Book Society Choice.