Without Title [Paperback]

Prof. Geoffrey Hill (Author)

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Publication Date: April 30, 2007

Praise for Geoffrey Hill’s newest collection of poems:
“Without Title, his new collection, combines the force and freedom of Hill's narrative verse with a renewed faith in his masterly talents for form and wordplay. The result is alarmingly good; a collection of lyrics on the difficulties of ageing, the problems of belief and the vagaries of language bracketing a sequence of pindarics in which Hill, ostensibly responding to thoughts of the Italian poet Cesare Pavese, meditates at length on both their lives and considers the place of a poet in the world.”—Tim Martin, Independent on Sunday

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About the Author

Born in Bromsgrove, Worcestershire, in 1932, Geoffrey Hill is the author of eleven books of poetry. He has received numerous awards and recognition for his work, including the Hawthornden Prize, the Heinemann Award, the Geoffrey Faber Memorial Prize, and Duff Cooper Memorial Prize. He currently lives and teaches in Massachusetts, where he is professor of literature and religion at Boston University.

Product Details

• Paperback: 96 pages
• Publisher: Yale University Press (April 30, 2007)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0300121571
• ISBN-13: 978-0300121575
• Product Dimensions: 8.4 x 5.4 x 0.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3.2 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,745,949 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Emotional and Accessible- Hill's best work, February 24, 2008

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This review is from: Without Title (Paperback)

Having read Geoffrey Hill's poetry from time to time in "Poetry Magazine" and in online sites, in spite of the many poetry critics and readers who extolled his work, it was to me unnecessarily dense and rather difficult to parse. However, this collection (Without Title) is a overwhelming display of poetic expertise, clarity, and unveiled emotion that I believe will become his transcendent work. One of the poems in this collection, "Broken Hierarchies," captures the essence of the environment and music of America's Appalachian region which is no small feat, given that Geoffrey Hill is a quintessentially British poet. An absolute poetic gem and strongly recommended.