Diary of the Last Man
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| Rating | : | 4.39 (901 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1784103489 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 96 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-03-20 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
This is a book of songs and suites and lost ideas of wilderness. Diary of the Last Man sees climate change meet post-Brexit British politics, as Robert Minhinnick walks between the river mouths of his home in Wales, head full of the sands of Babylon. Dreamlike, sometimes delirious, Diary of the Last Man is a powerful evocation of an unforgettable place. Political as in ‘Amiriya Suite’ and culturally wide ranging (see the translations in ‘Aversions’), Diary of the Last Man fuses the global with an intensely local perspective.
'Robert Minhinnick's new collection confirms his status as one of the most important poets of these turbulent times. Bleakly elegiac, environmentally political, vital and visionary, his poems cast an extraordinary light over our darkening landscapes.' - Carol Ann Duffy; 'Robert Minhinnick is the leading Welsh poet of his generation.' - Sunday Times; 'Minhinnick is a poet of the momenthis best work takes you and places you slap bang in the middle of an experience. Like a mini tardis.' - The Big Issue
His first novel, Sea Holly, was published by Seren in 2007. He has been the winner of a Society of Authors Eric Gregory Award and a Cholmondeley Award, and has twice won the Forward Prize for best individual poem. His books of essays have twice won the Wales Book of the Year Prize. He co-founded Friends of the Earth (Cymru) and Sustainable Wales, and is an advisor to Sustainable Wales.. Robert Minhinnick edited Poetry Wales magazine from