Black Country |
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| Author:
| Berry, Liz |
| ISBN: | 978-0-7011-8857-3 |
| Publication Date: | Nov 2014 |
| Publisher: | Penguin Random House
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $20.95 |
Book Description:
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WINNER OF THE FORWARD PRIZE BEST FIRST COLLECTION 2014 *PBS Recommendation 2014* 'When I became a bird, Lord, nothing could not stop me...' In
Black Country, Liz Berry takes flight- to Wrens Nest, Gosty Hill, Tipton-on-Cut; to the places of home. The poems move from the magic of childhood - bostin fittle at Nanny's, summers before school - into deeper, darker territory- sensual love, enchanted weddings, and the...
More Description WINNER OF THE FORWARD PRIZE BEST FIRST COLLECTION 2014
*PBS Recommendation 2014*
'When I became a bird, Lord, nothing could not stop me...'
In Black Country, Liz Berry takes flight- to Wrens Nest, Gosty Hill, Tipton-on-Cut; to the places of home. The poems move from the magic of childhood - bostin fittle at Nanny's, summers before school - into deeper, darker territory- sensual love, enchanted weddings, and the promise of new life.
In Berry's hands, the ordinary is transformed- her characters shift shapes, her eye is unusual, her ear attuned to the sounds of the Black Country, with 'vowels ferrous as nails, consonants / you could lick the coal from.' Ablaze with energy and full of the rich dialect of the West Midlands, this is an incandescent debut from a poet of dazzling talent and verve.