Gypsy and the Poet PB

by David Morley

Book Overview

Inspired by a real-life encounter between the poet John Clare and a gypsy named Wisdom Smith, The Gypsy and the Poet is a sequence of sonnets about friendship and madness. In this exciting new collection, poet, critic, and teacher David Morley presents an imagined account of this meeting through poems infused with stories of Romani folklore and heritage.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1847771246
• ISBN13: 9781847771247
• Release Date: September 2013
• Publisher: Carcanet Press
• Length: 78 Pages
• Weight: 0.26 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 5.1" x 8.4"