Slakki

by Roy Fisher

Slakki is Old Norse for a shallow depression among hills: 'Not much of a valley. A Slack, ' writes Roy Fisher, with typical self effacement. But appearances are deceptive where this Slakki is concerned. Opening with new poems written during his 80s - since his Costa-shortlisted collection Standard Midland (2010) - the book's second section is a gathering of uncollected poems mainly written during the 1960s, though occasionally foreshadowed later in...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1780373228
• ISBN13: 9781780373225
• Release Date: September 2016
• Publisher: Bloodaxe Books
• Length: 79 Pages
• Weight: 0.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 6.1" x 9.2"