A Crumpled Swan

<p class=ql-align-justify><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(33 37 41 1)>A year of intensive close reading and personal reflection led to this uniquely entertaining collection of essays about poetry in general and one remarkable poem in particular: 'In the dream of the cold restaurant' by Abigail Parry.</span></p><p class=ql-align-justify><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(33 37 41 1)>Whether you're a seasoned poetry reader or a curious newcomer this engaging and constantly surprising book offers a generous idiosyncratic take on what poetry is what it does and what it's for.</span></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(33 37 41 1)>From the author of </span><em>Multiple Joyce: 100 essays about James Joyce's cultural legacy.</em></p><p></p>