Contemporary British poetry and the city HISTORY / United States / 19th Century

Contemporary British poetry and the city HISTORY / United States / 19th CenturyThough poets have always written about cities, the commonest critical categories (pastoral poetry, nature poetry, Romantic poetry, Georgian poetry, etc.) have usually stressed the rural, so that poetry can seem irrelevant to a predominantly urban populati. Explores a range of contemporary poets who visit the 'mean streets' of the contemporary urban scene, seeking the often cacophonous music of what happens here. Poets discussed include: Ken Smith,

Tallis brings his familiar erudition and insight to this most intriguing and important philosophical question – the nature of our freedom – one that impacts most directly on our lives and takes us to the heart of what we are

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Havana Street Style is the first book that explores and reveals the relationship between culture

the first Ikarians had arrived in Port Pirie

Immigration and social change in the Republic of Ireland addresses citizenship and constitutional change

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functions and responsibilities of councillors and the expectations placed upon them by citizens

Amongst the topics explored are the changing fortunes and fashions in field sports