{"product_id":"9781906570422-carnival-edge-new-selected-poems","title":"Carnival Edge: New \u0026 Selected Poems","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis collection draws work from 5 of Gallagher's previous collections, together with a substantial body of new work. Born in Australia, Gallagher moved to Paris before settling in London. She draws on a rich inheritance from these different worlds in her poetry, which is always rooted in a passionate sense of discovery and attention to place.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eCarnival Edge: New \u0026amp; Selected Poems\u003c\/i\u003e is Katherine Gallagher's third book from Arc, and draws together the best work from five of her previous collections, together with a substantial body of new work. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGallagher is a prolific and popular poet, and this comprehensive new collection will delight her many devotees, both in the UK and in her native Australia.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Katherine Gallagher has an aesthetic purity which combines introspection with an outward focus. Her verse is sometimes simply beautiful, at other times tragically moving, but always technically brilliant.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eEnvoi\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Gallagher has always been a poet of quiet observation, meditating on her experiences as a traveler or watching small domestic moments. There can be no doubt that Gallagher's poetry has become more confident and complex over time. The early poems, usually no longer than a page, meditate on an observation or a memory, while her more recent work is more ambitious.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eAustralian Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"No word is wasted in Katherine's poems; she effortlessly glides into metaphor, playful inversions and unexpected turns of thought. She has an artist's eye for colour and line, a musician's ear for rhythm, tone and key, and a poet's skill in selection of the best word.\"\u003cbr\u003eAnna Avebury\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eCarnival Edge\u003c\/i\u003e not only withstands repeated reading, it invites it. It is a work that demands that it be taken up by poets and explored, so that it can reveal its richnesses, and show further ways in which poetry can be explored. having read \u003ci\u003eCarnival Edge\u003c\/i\u003e a number of times, I can only say that these prospects excite me enormously.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Australian Reader\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eKatherine Gallagher\u003c\/b\u003e is a widely-acclaimed poet with six books published as well as four chapbooks. Born in Australia, Gallagher has lived and worked in London since 1979. She has been an active force in the community, giving poetry readings, running workshops (for adults and children), judging poetry competitions, and participating in poetry festivals. Her work has been widely reviewed. Gallagher also translates from the French and her own poetry has been translated into French, German, Italian, Romanian, and Serbian. Her two previous collections are \u003ci\u003eTigers on a Silk Road\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eCircus-Apprentice\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThis book is also available as a eBook. Buy it from Amazon here.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56090322960758,"sku":"9781906570422","price":10.93,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/stand_35784337.jpg?v=1755854966","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9781906570422-carnival-edge-new-selected-poems","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}