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Brilliant, Imaginative Prose Poems by a Master,
This review is from: Mercian hymns (Hardcover)
"Mercian Hymns" which is now available only in Hill's "New and Collected Poems, 1952-1992" is a book of 30 prose poems about the King of Mercia, Offa, who is mentioned in the poem Beowulf. Yet the poems are hardly (merely) historical. Hill uses Offa as a name to conjure with, and goes off in several directions, including reminisces of his own childhood, explorations of the nature of worldly power, and the history of the British Midlands. The language is so creative, the diction so startling at times, and the poetry so real and immediate, that few will be untouched. Although Hill remains obscure today (this will change in time), Mercian Hymns has received much critical acclaim from scholars and poets.No other poet can meld sounds like Hill, or make obscure words new again. No other poet in the 20th century has given so much to the English language. This is one of his masterpieces, and a masterpiece of English poetry -- read, enjoy, learn. |
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Mercian hymns by Geoffrey Hill (Hardcover - 1971)
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