Rain Poems
Rain Poems by Don Paterson, published by Macmillan on March 16, 2010, is a collection of 61 pages of original verse. This volume marks Paterson’s return to poetry, showcasing his memorable and direct style. The poems explore various themes, conjuring fables and charms that reveal the unsettling forces of the world while also providing a sense of protection against them. The collection features a range of lyrical and monologue forms, addressing subjects such as nature, personal relationships, and the quest for truth.
Readers will find a diverse array of poems that engage with elemental themes, including reflections on rain and the sea, as well as intimate addresses to family and friends. The collection includes notable works, such as the winner of the Forward Prize for Best Individual Poem and an extended elegy for poet Michael Donaghy. Rain Poems invites readers into a contemplative space where the interplay of personal and universal truths is explored through the lens of Paterson’s unique voice.
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In this, his first volume of original verse since the award-winning Landing Light, Don Paterson is found writing at his most memorable and direct. In an assembly of masterful lyrics and monologues, he conjures a series of fables and charms that serve both to expose us to the unsettling forces within the world and to offer some protection against them. Whether outwardly elemental in their address or more personal in their direction, these poems—addressed to the rain and the sea, to his young sons or beloved friends—never shy from their inquiry into truth and lie, embracing everything in scope from the rangy narrative to the tiny renku. Rain, which includes the winner of this year’s Forward Prize for the Best Individual Poem and an extended elegy for the poet Michael Donaghy, is Paterson’s most intimate and manifest collection to date.
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