Shortlisted for the Costa Poetry Award 2012.
These finely tuned poems are the fruit of her upbringing in a musical family, an affinity with the Classics, a fascination with the arc of time, and an unflinching scrutiny of love and personal relationships. Born out of a powerful sense of place, the poems navigate through a beguiling sequence of interior and exterior landscapes, whether revisiting Ovid, negotiating the perils of one composer's attempt to step into the shoes of another or describing, from shifting perspectives, a young girl's escape from suburban ennui. The book concludes with a moving arrangement of pieces that explore the author's experience of IVF: poems written with wry humour and with grace, which celebrate the mysteries of conception alongside the sometimes surreal business of medical intervention. The World's Two Smallest Humans is an unforgettable read.
| ISBN: | 9780571284573 |
| Publication date: | 5th July 2012 |
| Author: | Julia Copus |
| Publisher: | Faber and Faber |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 52 pages |
| Primary Genre | Poetry |
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