, 54 and 64 pages, other ISBN 1852242957, both volumes signed by the author on the title page

"Michael Hamburger's fifth collection since the publication of Collected Poems 1941-1994 gathers his poems written during 2004-2006, a productive period in which he has set aside translation work to concentrate on his own poetry. His intimate knowledge of the English landscape and wildlife underpins his meditations on mortality and the passing of time in these subtle and compelling poems"--Publisher.

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Nameless Country gathers poems by the Scottish-Jewish poet Arthur "A.C." Jacobs, whose work, somewhat critically neglected in the past, has gained new resonance for twenty-first-century readers. Writing in the shadow of the Holocaust, Jacobs in his poems confronts his complex cultural identity as a Jew in Scotland, as a Scot in England, and as a diaspora Jew in Israel, Italy, Spain and the UK. A self-made migrant, Jacobs was a wanderer through other lands and lived in search, as he puts it, of the "right language," which "exists somewhere / Like a country." His poems are attuned to linguistic and geographic otherness and to the lingering sense of exile that often persists in a diaspora. In his quiet and philosophical verse we recognise an individual’s struggle for identity in a world shaped by migration, division and dislocation.

Product Description During the 1980s Michael Hamburger published both collected and selected editions of his poetry, but `Roots in the Air' is his first collection of new poems to appear for a decade. "Memorably disquieting" was one reviewer's verdict on his last collection, a response which the poems in this book will evoke in many readers. His work is profoundly engaged with both the natural and human world, its concerns are felt not fashioned, and his verse has a natural ease and personal rhythms which make it both distinctive and approachable. About the Author Michael Hamburger was born in Berlin in 1924, and came to Britain as a child. His `Collected Poems' appeared in 1984. He has published several critical books, including `The Truth of Poetry' and numerous translations, among them versions of Hölderlin, Rilke, Hofmannsthal and Celan. In 1990 he was awarded the EC's first European Translation Prize for `Poems of Paul Celan'.

In this collection of poetry, Sophie Hannah explores and celebrates the complex interactions and strong feelings involved in everyday experience, in poems that are memorable, witty and moving.

Momentous did they seem? Not now, so still / They are, are, are, are, are, the things I see / And will be when they're lost, obliterated, / The model passed away, On this old empty vase glazed patterns dance, / Above it fixed wings beat, the migrants' flight. / Good morning, present, absent ones, good night. (from Ave Atque Vale (p. 84).

Michael Hamburger's latest collection of poems will appeal to both new and existing readers. Other collections by this author include 'Intersections' and 'Late'

This anthology concentrates all Marghanita Laski's concerns and commitments, expressed during her years as Assistant Chairman of the Arts Council: that all the arts, but especially poetry, should be accessible. Arranged thematically, this collection includes some of the best-loved and most durable verse, including comic poems, satires and celebrations. It is intended for new readers of poetry and for those who want a catholic refresher.

Poetry. "Bob Perelman's writing covers a lot of (image) territory as fast as a speeding missile which may (almost) be fast enough. His new book, CAPTIVE AUDIENCE, finds us glued to our seats, laughing at death and the devil again." Rae Armantrout"