Christmas Poems
Christmas Poems by U.A. Fanthorpe is a collection published by Enitharmon Press in September 2002, featuring 68 pages of poetry written over nearly three decades. This second edition compiles the poems Fanthorpe crafted and shared with friends as Christmas cards from 1974 to 2002, offering readers a comprehensive look at her festive creativity.
In this collection, readers will discover a diverse array of seasonal characters, including angels and personified Christmas trees, presented in various styles that range from lyrical beauty to whimsical humor. Fanthorpe’s unique perspective reimagines the Christmas narrative, introducing playful elements such as Gloucestershire foxes and alternative legends surrounding the holiday. The poems celebrate themes of joy and love, making this collection a distinctive addition to Christmas poetry.
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U.A. Fanthorpe’s Christmas Poems gathers together the poems she wrote and sent to friends as Christmas cards from 1974 to 2002. Now readers can enjoy Fanthorpe’s yearly output in its entirety. Her subject matter covers a broad range of seasonal characters, from angels to personified Christmas trees, and a variety of styles to match, from moments of beautiful lyricism to the comically touching Gloucestershire foxes begging baby Jesus to visit: ‘Come live wi we under Westridge / Where the huntin folk be few’. Fanthorpe is witty and highly original, rethinking the Christmas story from quirky angles, to create her own alternative Christmas legend – from the cat and the sheep-dog left out of the stable, to the wicked fairy’s gifts for Jesus. Above all, these poems are celebrations of Christmas joy and love.
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