Selected Poems: Charlotte Mew

by Mew, Charlotte; Boland, Eavan

• ISBN13: 9781857549621
• ISBN10: 1857549627
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2008-03-01
• Publisher: Carcanet Press Ltd.

Summary

In her tragically short life, Charlotte Mew produced poetry that was intense, emotional, original, and praised by her contemporaries Dylan Thomas, Ezra Pound, Thomas Hardy, and Virginia Woolf. Gathered together by Ireland's most distinguished modern female poet, this collection includes a diverse range of her work, dealing with pain, love, and feminist themes.

Author Biography

Charlotte Mew was a highly regarded poet in London at the turn of the century. She is the author of the poetry collections The Farmer's Bride, The Rambling Sailor, and Saturday Market. Eavan Boland is an Irish poet and has taught at Bowdoin College, Standford University, and the University of Iowa. She is the author of Code, The Journey, The Lost Land, and Night Feed.

Table of Contents

The Farmer's Bride	p. 1
On the Asylum Road	p. 3
In the Fields	p. 4
In Nunhead Cemetery	p. 5
Fame	p. 8
The Quiet House	p. 9
A quoi bon dire	p. 11
Monsieur qui passe	p. 12
Rooms	p. 14
My Heart is Lame	p. 15
On the Road to the Sea	p. 16
Fin de fete	p. 18
The Changeling	p. 19
The Cenotaph	p. 21
I so liked Spring	p. 22
The Forest Road	p. 23
The Shade-Catchers	p. 25
From a Window	p. 26
The Trees are Down	p. 27
A Farewell	p. 29
I Have Been Through the Gates	p. 30
Madeleine in Church	p. 31
Not for that City	p. 38
Peri en mer	p. 39
Select Bibliography	p. 41
Index of First Lines	p. 42
Index of Titles	p. 43
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