Schlagwort: Sophie Hannah

93. It’s about sex

Sophie Hannah’s talents are unusual: she is a bestselling crime writer (author of nine novels) and prize-winning poet (her fifth collection, Pessimism for Beginners, was shortlisted for the TS Eliot award). Her poetry is studied by GCSE, A-level and university students. And all her… Continue Reading „93. It’s about sex“

12. Driven by sex

All poetry is driven by sex, whether or not it acknowledges the impulse. (…) Penetration in poetry, as in actual speech, is usually a metaphor. Versification is as sexual a phenomenon as birdsong; it is typically male display, elaborated more to dishearten and drive off… Continue Reading „12. Driven by sex“

38. PN Review

(früher Poetry Nation) ist eine 1972 gegründete britische Lyrikzeitschrift, die sich der zeitgenössischen Poesie und der Tradition der „angloamerikanischen und europäischen Modernen“ verschrieben hat. Sie verficht das Werk der New York School (John Ashbery, Frank O’Hara und andere) und der „Antipodeans“ (Les Murray, Judith… Continue Reading „38. PN Review“