The Tethers - Softcover

Etter, Carrie

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1854114921 ISBN 13: 9781854114921

Publisher: Seren, 2009

Synopsis

By responding to loss with humor and by appreciating the world in all its quirky variety and odd detail, this collection meanders from an imaginary village to Manhattan, from southern California to London, from Arizona to the Czech Republic, finally coming to rest in the mysterious comforts of the Illinois prairie. Rich with original observation and wry commentary, these poems are lushly rendered with an unashamed wordiness. Incorporating a range of cultural touch points, each piece deftly pulls from a broad reference spectrum, including classic literature, Raggedy Ann, the notorious hangings at Newgate Prison, the ubiquitous Dear John letter, William Shakespeare, Bob Dylan, and John Keats's fiancée Fanny Brawne. Sensual and lushly engaged to its many worlds, the assorted works collected here evoke an altogether formal and thematic experience.

About this title

About the Author:

Carrie Etter is a poet and an associate lecturer at Bath Spa University. Her poems have appeared in numerous publications, including New Republic, Poetry Review, and Times Literary Supplement.

Review:

Carrie Etter’s poetics are visible in every poem. The result is intoxicating.”  Tim Liardet, poet and critic

"You have to listen very hard to Etter's subtleties, and then your own answering imagination repays you."  Warwick Review

"An assured, confident voice."  The North 44

"The Tethers marks the arrival of an original talent, and is surely one of the most ambitious and accomplished first collections of recent years."  Times Literary Supplement

About this edition

• Publisher: Seren
• Publication date: 2009
• ISBN 10: 1854114921
• ISBN 13: 9781854114921
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 64