Selected Poems and Prose
Selected Poems and Prose by Edward Thomas, published by Penguin Books in 2013, presents a curated collection of the author’s poetry and prose. This edition, comprising 270 pages, showcases Thomas’s profound connection to the English landscape, reflecting themes of nature, transience, and the human experience. The selection highlights his late poetic works, which were inspired by his surroundings and shaped by his experiences as a journalist, essayist, and critic.
Readers will find a rich tapestry of literary collections that include not only Thomas’s poetry but also his essays and letters, offering insights into his thoughts on rural England and its inhabitants. The inclusion of a Foreword by Robert Macfarlane adds context to Thomas’s enduring influence in the realm of literary criticism and poetry. This collection serves as a testament to Thomas’s legacy, capturing the beauty and mystery of his work while inviting readers to explore the depths of his reflections on life and nature.
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The selected poems and prose writings of Edward Thomas, with a Foreword from Robert Macfarlane, author of The Old Ways
‘I have come to the borders of sleep,
The unfathomable deep
Forest where all must lose
Their way, however straight,
Or winding, soon or late;
They cannot choose.’
Fired by his abiding love of the English landscape, the poetry of Edward Thomas is some of the most astonishing of the twentieth century. A journalist, essayist and critic for many years, he was encouraged to write verse by his friend Robert Frost. He produced a late outburst of poetry of extraordinary beauty and mystery about the subjects closest to his heart: rural England and its inhabitants, landscape, atmosphere, transience, endurance and death. By 1917, when he was killed on the Western Front, he had earned his place as one of England’s most valued poets. This selection brings together his finest verse with his most vivid prose writings on the countryside.
‘The father of us all’ Ted Hughes
Edited by David Wright
With a Foreword by Robert Macfarlane, taken from The Old Ways
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